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The Scientific Revolution & Concept of a Heliocentric Universe

The Scientific Revolution & Concept of a Heliocentric Universe. Nicolas Copernicus Galileo Galilei Francis Bacon. How did we get here?. II. Two Theories of the Universe. A. The Geocentric Theory envisioned an earth - centered universe

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The Scientific Revolution & Concept of a Heliocentric Universe

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  1. The Scientific Revolution & Concept of a Heliocentric Universe Nicolas Copernicus Galileo Galilei Francis Bacon

  2. How did we get here?

  3. II. Two Theories of the Universe • A. The Geocentric Theory envisioned an earth-centered universe 1. This idea was made popular by Aristotle – 300’s BC 2. It was later supported by Ptolemy

  4. Ptolemy of Alexandria • Mathematician / geographer • Greek descent • Alexandria • Almagest – 2nd century AD

  5. The Catholic Church supported the Geocentric Theory because it was consistent with religious doctrine that god had made the earth a special place in the universe 1. For almost 1,500years, the Church supported almost all of Aristotle’s scientific theories as fact

  6. Jigsaw Activity • Gather in your groups • Read your documents • Discuss important themes • Complete your worksheets

  7. Nicholas Copernicus • A. Copernicus was so fearful of being considered a heretic that he waiteduntil the last year of his life to publish his theory 1. However, his ideasspread despite Church condemnation and were eventuallyembracedby others

  8. Johannes Kepler • Johannes KEPLER (1571-1630) an Austrian • He had already accepted the Copernican picture and tried to use his superior data to see if it could fit better than the Ptolemaic theory.

  9. Galileo • While he had already thought Copernicus' model was best Galileo felt this DATA had PROVEN it.

  10. The Scientific method was championed by FrancisBacon 1. He was an English writer who felt that scholars had assumedAristotle’s teachings to be truth without testing them 2. He emphasized the need for experimentation over simple observation in arriving at conclusions (scientific method)

  11. How This All Fits Together • Any questions?

  12. Exit Ticket – Isaac Newton • Next time: The Newtonian enlightenment • “K” – what do you know now? • “W”- What do you want to know? • About the scientific Revolution? • How this lead to Newton’s Contributions? • ”L” - How will you go about learning this?

  13. Resources • www.chara.gsu.edu/~wiita/a1010heliocentric4.ppt • faculty.rcc.edu/buenviaje/.../The%20Scientific%20Revolution.ppt • www.encyclopediabritannica.com • Scientific Culture and the Making of the Industrial West • By Margaret C. Jacob

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