Scientific Revolution Flashcards
What years did the Scientific Revolution take place?
1500’s - 1600’s
What happened during the Scientific Revolution?
Science and Reason aka LOGIC was used to explain who the world worked so barely anyone turned to the bible and the Catholic Church
Who was Copernicus?
He was an Astronomer who developed the Heliocentric Theory (idea that planets revolve around the sun
Who was Galileo Galilei?
He was an Astronomer who proved Copernicus correct and was put on trail by the Catholic Church because he went against the Catholic Church’s teachings
Who was Sir Issac Newton?
He was an Astronomer and Mathematician who developed Calculus and the theory of gravity
Who was Johannes Kepler?
He was an Astronomer who discovered how planets move
Who was Descartes?
Mathematician
Scientist
Philosopher
What were the effects of the Scientific Revolution?
Spread of new ideas
Challenged traditional power
aka (Catholic Church)
Led to the Enlightenment
