Scientific Revolution

scientific revolution

a time when people began using experiments and observation to understand the world instead of tradition.

geocentric model of the universe

static earth in the center of the universe

10 crystal spheres orbit around it

beyond the ninth sphere w/ god

nicolaus copernicus

new model of universe based on observation

on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres

book by nicolaus copernicus that proposed heliocentric model of universe

how did copernicus explain appearance of the sun and stars

stated earth rotated on an axis daily

issue with heliocentric view

in opposition to views of catholic and protestant churches

galileo galilei

confirmed copernicus’s theory through telescopic observations

discovery of moon craters and sunspots→ challenged view of “heavenly bodies”

galileo’s trial

pope tell shim to stop teaching heliocentric theory but he doesn’t

forced to recant his views and placed under house arrest

rené descartes

father of modern ration

descartes’ ideologies

ability to think is basis of human existence (cogito ergo sum)

deductive reasoning

modern rationalism

system of thought based on belief that human reason and experience are the chief source of knowledge

deductive reasoning

draw logical answers from what we alr know and by doing this we know more than we did at the beginning of our question

francis bacon

1. novum organum

2. inductive reasoning

3. empiricism

novum organum

scientific method’s foundation

inductive reasoning

conclusion → theory

empiricism

theory that states that knowledge comes from only or primarily from observations and sensory experiences

isaac newton

laws for motion and gravitation

william harvey

1. on the motions of the heart and blood

2. foundations for modern physiology

on the motions of the heart and blood

demolished trad view of the body based on galen’s hmoral theory of physiology

demonstrated heart was the begging point of circulation, same blood flows across body

foundation for modern physiology

how did william harvey come to his conclusion

human dissections

english royal society

informal meetings of scientists in london and oxford

received official recognition from king charles II

french royal academy of sciences

recognized by louis XIV

members were appointed and paid salaries by state

what did the english royal society and french royal academy of sciences do

investigated tech improvements

collected tools

constructed observations

facilitated research

published scientific jouranals on a weekly basis

for whom is there no scientific revolution

elites who still believe in old science

newton principia

published newton’s three laws of motion and other notable work