Scientific Revolution Flashcards
When did significant developments in science transformed?
16th to 18th century
Ideas that were dominated by religion and tradition and focuses on observation, experimentation, and use of reason
Medieval thought
These were the ideas where knowledge of about the universe were largely based on
Greek and Roman ideas
The model of Universe where Earth is the center
Geocentric Model
The person who measured the Earth’s circumference
Eratosthenes
The year and places where Eratosthenes estimated the Earth’s circumference
240 BCE; Syene (no shadow) and Alexandria
The angle that Eratosthenes reasoned the Earth is
1/50th of a full circle
The value of which Eratosthenes estimated the Earth’s circumference is
40,000 km
He introduced the Heliocentric Theory
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
The model of Universe where the Sun is the center
Heliocentric Model
The book of Nicolaus Copernicus
De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (1543)
They laid the groundwork for future astronomers to confirm his theory through observation
Nicolaus Copernicus
Improved the telescope and was the first person to use it for astronomical observations
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
Discoveries made by Galileo Galilei using the telescope
moons around Jupiter and phases of Venus
This tells that objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass
Law of Motion
