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Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution. Scientific Revolution. The "Scientific Revolution" refers to historical changes in thought & belief, to changes in social & institutional organization, that unfolded in Europe between roughly 1550-1700;

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Scientific Revolution

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  1. Scientific Revolution

  2. Scientific Revolution The "Scientific Revolution" refers to historical changes in thought & belief, to changes in social & institutional organization, that unfolded in Europe between roughly 1550-1700; Beginning with Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543), who asserted a heliocentric (sun-centered) cosmos, it ended with Isaac Newton (1642-1727), who proposed universal laws and a Mechanical Universe.

  3. Scientific Method • Francis Bacon “Father of the Scientific Revolution” encouraged scientist to used the scientific method. • Observation and experimentation • Religion, superstition, and fear were replaced by reason and knowledge • Testable hypothesis

  4. Nicolas Copernicus First Astronomer to formulate the heliocentric theory. This theory put the sun as the center of the universe, instead of the earth which had first been believed. His theories would later be backed up by Johannes Kepler, Galilleo Galilei, and Isaac Newton.

  5. Galileo He is called the “father of science” and the father of modern observational astronomy. His achievements include improving the telescope and astronomical observations Affirmed Copernicus’s theory (Heliocentric Theory)

  6. Sir Isaac Newton Used the Scientific Method to make several discoveries His discoveries helped inspire Enlightenment Thinkers Newton’s theory on Gravity helped prove the Heliocentric Theory and advancing the thoughts of the Scientific Revolution.

  7. Notes Title: Scientific Revolution: The historical change in thought and belief The Scientific Revolution & The Scientific Method Important People of the Scientific Revolution

  8. The Scientific Revolution • Started in the European Renaissance and continued through the 17th & 18 Centuries • It rejected traditional authority and church teachings • Used the Scientific Method to make a direct observation of nature • The Scientific Method • Developed by Francis Bacon • People observed nature, made hypotheses, and tested their hypotheses through experiments

  9. Important People of the Scientific Revolution • Nicolas Copernicus • First Astronomer to formulate the heliocentric theory that the sun was the center of the universe • Galileo “The Father of Science” • His achievements include improving the telescope and astronomical observations • Affirmed Copernicus’s theory (Heliocentric Theory) • Sir Isaac Newton • Newton’s theory on Gravity helped prove the Heliocentric Theory • Developed the “Laws of Gravity” • Robert Boyle • Used the scientific principals of observation and experimentation to create Boyle’s Law: Principals of Physics

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