Scientific Revolution
What was the change?
- Beginning in the mid- 1500s ,few scholars published work that challenged and impacted the ancient thinkers & church point of view . The few scholars began to replace old assumptions with brand new theories , They launched a change in European culture & called it the Scientific Revolution . The Scientific Revolution was a advanced way of thinking about the natural world . That was based upon careful observations & a willingness to question accepted beliefs .
Who were the people associated with the change?
Galileo Galilei
Was a Italian scientist , built on the new theories of astronomy , Galileo built his own telescope and used it to study the heavens in 1609.Then in 1610, he published a book called "Starry Messenger" which described his astonishing observations. For example, he noted that Jupiter had four moons, &The sun had dark spots.With careful observation he figured out that Earth's moon had a rough,uneven surface. Galileo's observations, as well as his laws of motion,also clearly supported the theories of Copernicus.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus began the Scientific Revolution with his heliocentric theory. In 1543 , Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory . Copernicus also was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center.
Johannes Kepler
Johannes kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion
How did the change impact the society at the time?
In spite of all the advance in literacy,astrology,science,medicine,and thinking, the common European had no idea how to interpret new findings in the world of science. The world was seen completely different . The Scientific Revolution had little impact on the everyday lives & thoughts. It also bought society in Europe out of religion and forced religion to become more duplicitous. Religion uses science to falsely "prove" things it believes,
How is it that change evidence in today's modern society ?
Yes, we still use the inventions created during the scientific revolution . Everything is just a lot more advanced then they were such as before. scientific revolution led to industrialization which led to pretty much everything "modern" including cars ,computers all recent inventions pretty much. Scientific revolution also leads to study of "modern" medicine.The Scientific Revolution was also a period during which new organizations of everything & seeing the study of the natural world. The Scientific Revolution had far reaching effects , Besides changing the way people thought about the world,use of the Scientific Method resulted in discoveries in medicine, physics, and biology.