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Scientists of the Enlightenment

Scientists of the Enlightenment. Changing the way we see the World. Middle Ages. Scientific Thought Religious teachings - Catholic Church Earth was flat Geocentric view Magic Superstition Ancient Writings (Galen, Ptolemy, Aristotle ) Barber Surgeon. Scientific Revolution.

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Scientists of the Enlightenment

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  1. Scientists of the Enlightenment Changing the way we see the World

  2. Middle Ages • Scientific Thought • Religious teachings - Catholic Church • Earth was flat • Geocentric view • Magic • Superstition • Ancient Writings (Galen, Ptolemy, Aristotle) • Barber Surgeon

  3. Scientific Revolution • Use of Scientific Method • Ideas that are unproven should be discarded • Ideas should be tested • Truth comes through investigation

  4. Geocentric View vs. Heliocentric View Catholic Church Copernicus

  5. Nicolas Copernicus

  6. Earth was round and, on an axis, rotated around the sun, which was at the center of the solar system.

  7. Johannes Kepler

  8. Planets move in ellipses not circles (Copernicus) and those closer to the sun travel faster. Did not get in trouble with Catholic Church because he was Protestant.

  9. Galileo Galilei

  10. Built telescope and argued that the earth was round. Had to recant his findings because he was Catholic. Church banned books and convicted people of heresy.

  11. Their ideas challenged the authority of the church and long held beliefs. Their ideas were based on logic and reason.

  12. Francis Bacon

  13. Developed scientific method that is made up of observation, hypothesis, tests, and conclusions. Scientific knowledge cannot be assumed. It must be tested.

  14. Rene Descartes

  15. Came up with the basic elements of Analytical Geometry.

  16. Doubted everything except his own existence. You must prove everything. I think therefore I am.

  17. Isaac Newton

  18. He proved the theory of gravity (apple). Developed calculus to prove that gravity holds the universe together by keeping the sun and planets in orbit.

  19. Andreas Vesalius

  20. Studied Human Anatomy, dissecting corpses to find out about the human body.

  21. William Harvey

  22. The first to prove that the heart pumps blood throughout the body and it is circulated through the veins

  23. Robert Boyle

  24. Considered to be the father of modern chemistry, writing a book called The Skeptical Chymist

  25. Joseph Priestley

  26. Proved the existence of oxygen and of carbon dioxide. Carbonated drinks.

  27. Antoine Lavoisier

  28. Combustion comes from oxygen and flammable material

  29. Impact of Scientific Revolution • Ideas would challenge church authority • Ideas would challenge traditional beliefs about nature and the universe • Ideas would be based on reason and observation in the future • Led people to question their governments

  30. Catholic Church’s Reaction • Resented the challenge to church authority • Banned books • Convicted supporters of heresy

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