Scientific Revolution
Deanna P. 6th
What was the change?
A major change in European thought,starting in mid 1500's, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observations and the questioning of accepted beliefs.
Who were the people associated with the change?
Galileo Galileo
Philosopher,astronomer,and mathematician. He discovered the Moon phases through a modern telescope.He proved that the sun was in the center of the Earth which caused a huge controversy.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Published "De Revolutionbus".He was the first person ever to question how the earth works,
Johannes Kepler
He was the first to explain that the tides in the sea are caused by the Moon.He also wrote to novels called "Astronomia Pars Optica" and "Dioptrice" which explains how the Sun rotates about on its axis.
How did the change impact society at the time?
Due to Galileo Galilel's discovery ,there was a major controversy. At this point in time people believed that everything(including the Sun) revolved around the Earth.Galileo proved that theory was wrong,He was convicted for this.
Due to Nicolaus Copernicus discoveries,this made other scientist at this time start to question how the Earth works and everything outside of the Earth.
Due to Johannes Kepler's discovery the people found out about tides and about how the Sun actually has an axis,
How is that change evidenced in today's modern society?
Galileo Galilel's discovery helped us today figure out about the Moon phases and we started studying the Moon more.Also we developed the telescope
Niocalus Copernicus made it possible for the scientist today to actually figure out things on Earth,
Johannes Kepler's discovery made it possible for us to study tides more and also how the Moon affects it