Scientific Revolution
Kevin M. 5th period
What was the change?
The Scientific Revolution was the change in intellectual thinking, and experimentation. This adaptation occurred mainly in Astronomy and Biology.
Turning Points in History - Scientific Revolution
Who were the people associated with the change?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish Astronomer that discovered the Sun was at the center of the Universe, not the Earth. This was called the Copernicus Theory (Heliocentric System).
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian Astronomer and Physicist that created a superior telescope, which in fact further proved and promoted the Copernicus Theory. His agreement with the Copernicus Theory wasn't very popular with the people. So, he was accused of heresy and forced (with torture) to withdraw his support for the Copernicus Theory.
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a well-respected craftsman and mayor from Germany. Johannes was also in support of the Copernicus Theory. Johannes was also a brilliant mathematician solved the mathematical problems that prevented the predictions of the movements of the planets with a telescope he obtained. This tremendously helped Galileo's discoveries which were severely denied.
Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist that discovered a universal force, gravity. He also discovered how light was refracted through a prism.
How did the change impact society at the time?
The Scientific Revolution ultimately changed the perspective of people and how they viewed the universe. It was also a blending of philosophers to form a cohesive experimental method, which gave way to logic, inductive reasoning, and hypothesis.
How is that change evidenced in today's modern society?
The Scientific Revolution significantly effected Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy. The laws and methods that all the great scientists created, define how we intellectually think and view the universe today.