The Scientific Revolution

Question 0

What did Copernicus do?

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Published “On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres” which props did a heliocentric universe through calculations and observation.
Up until then, the church preached a geocentric universe. The church had relied on the teachings of Ancient Greek Ptolemy

Question 1

What shift in thinking did the Scientific revolution encourage?

Answer 1

It questioned/ challenged the authority of the church and focused on facts and evidence, not faith

Question 2

Johannes Kepler

Answer 2

Late 1500s calculated the orbits of planets and showed that planets move in an ellipse (oval shaped orbit) and provided the math for heliocentric theory

Question 3

Galileo’s Heresies

Answer 3

1630
Using his telescope, he rediscovered and supported Copernicus’s theory
Caused an uproar and the church condemned him to death

Question 4

A new scientific method

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Based on evidence and hypothesis

Question 5

Descartes

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Emphasizes human reasoning as the best road to understanding
Wrote “Discourse on Method”
Concluded that doubt was the only thing he couldn’t question
“I think, therefore I am.”

Question 6

Isaac Newton

Answer 6

Using mathematics, he showed that a single force, gravity, keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun
Partially developed calculus and his laws
Always asking questions- legacy of his time