The Scientific Revolution
Jordan Francis-Tribble
What was the change
During the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, science went through a change. Everybody started to wonder how instead of why. The scientific revolution began in astronomy. Nicolaus Copernicus was the first one propose the heliocentric theory. The heliocentric model replaced the geocentric model by saying that the earth revolves around the sun instead of the other way around.
People Associated With The Revolution
Galileo
- .Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 18, 1564.He was of aristocratic lineage and average wealth. When he was seventeen, his father sent him to study medicine at the University of Pisa but he soon turned to mathematics.In 1589 he obtained a position lecturing at the University of Pisa, where he remained for three years, making discoveries that challenged the current view of of physics which was based on the philosopher Aristotle.Most famously he discovered that if you drop two objects from the same height they will hit the ground at the same time regardless of weight.
Kepler
Johannes Kepler was born in Germany in 1571, in the middle of the scientific revolution.It took him twice as long to finish school because his family moved around so much. He got distracted in college and then a protestant school in Austria offered him a job in math and astronomy.Then, he turned his attention toward deciphering the mysteries of the universe.He thought that God had created a universe with some certain pattern or structure, and he devoted himself to figuring out what it might be.
Newton
Isaac Newton was born on Dec. 25, 1642, in England. When he was three he sent to live with his uncle and sent to the local grammar school. After grammar school he enrolled at Trinity College.He received his bachelor of arts in 1665, and was named a fellow of the College two years later. In 1669, Newton was appointed professor of mathematics at Trinity College. Shortly thereafter, he presented a paper detailing his discoveries in optics, and developed a rivalry with the scientist Robert Hooke, who harshly criticized Newton's research.Newton's research was organized into a three-volume book known as the Principia. Newton first conclusively affirmed the laws of motion and linked them with Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Before Newton, no one had demonstrated conclusively that the movements of heavenly bodies were related to terrestrial physics.
“How did the change impact the society at the time?”
The Scientific Revolution changed the way people thought about the physical world around them. The same way people started the Renaissance led scientists to question traditional beliefs about the workings of the universe. The most prominent scientists of this time include, Copernicus, Galileo, and Isaac Newton.
“How is that change evident in today’s modern society?”
The change is evident in today's society by showing hundreds of years of scientific thinking that started way back then.