Scientific Revolution
Diana Morales 6th Period
What Was The Change ?
There were many reasons why things changed .From 1550 to 1700 , Europe experienced a scientific revolution when new ideas in physics , astronomy , biology , anatomy , changed the way Europeans viewed the world . Most people began to question their own beliefs . they changed their way of thinking, from then on people started thinking that humans could do and accomplish anything with no hard work added .
Who Were The People Associated With The Change ?
Isaac Newton
Isaac newton was known for discovering the theory of gravity . He would '' Every object in the universe attracts to every other object . " He found a mathematical way to express the world . to him the universe was a giant clock becasue everything worked perfect together.
Galileo Galiei
Galileo improved the telescope enough to observe the sky . He would use it to study sunspots , the moon's surface , and Jupiter's moons. He also perfected the scientific method . He set himself to prove Aristole's theories wrong about the nature . After a while , the church threatened him to torture him, he signed a confession saying he would stop working and was later kept locked n his house until he died .
Johannes Keepler
Johannes was the one to prove Copernicus heliocentric theory . He proposed three laws with his theory of how the plants would move based on his observations . He proved that planets moved elliptical orbits around the sun , they moved rapidly as their orbit approached the sun , he also proved that the time it takes a planet to orbit the sun is approximately the distance it is away from the sun.
How Did The Change Impact Society At The Time ?
The Scientific Revolution ushered in a new way of thinking . Europeans discovered more things that surrounded them . And the things they could do with their new tools .Europeans were also able to unlock the secrets of the nature, as well as the very universe itself. All this ever caused was for people to change their way of thinking and notice how things in this world actually worked . This was a good thing but at the time it wasn't because every one was questioned .
How Is That Change Evidenced In Today's Modern Society ?
This change is evidence in today's history . why is it evidence ? Well because this was a big impact . The Scientific Revolution changed the thinking not only that but it changed the world . This caused many discoveries that were a big change . Galileo , Isaac , & Johannes didn't only state theories but also proved to be correct . All those "theories " is what is still used today . For example Johannes said that the sun was the center of the solar system , we don't see it but we go with the theory because it was proven to be true.