The scientific method developed during this time is still in use today
Democratic governments trace their foundations to Enlightenment ideas.
Scientific advances discovered in the Scientific Revolution continue to impact our lives today.
Tension between scientific and religious communities continues in modern society (e.g. issue of evolution)
Main Idea
In the mid-1500s scientist began to question beliefs and make new theories based on experimentation
Why It Matters Today
Such questioning led to the development of the scientific method still use today
Terms & Names
Geocentric Theory
Scientific REvolution
Heliocentric Theory
Galileo Galilei
scientific method
Isaac Newton
Religious Movement
the Reformation
challenge accepted ways of thinking about God and salvation.
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The Medieval View
GEOCENTRIC THEORY
New Way of Thinking
mid- 1500s
scholars replaced old assumptions with new theories
REVOLUTION
a sudden, complete or change in something
REVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE
Nicolas Copernicus
studied planetary movements for 25 years.
reasoned that the stars, the earth, and other planets revolved around the sun.
NICOLAS CAPERNICUS
Galileo Galilei
Conflict with the Church
his findings firghtened both Catholic and the Protestants
In 1992, the Catholic Church officially acknowledged that Galileo had been right
The revolution scientific thinking of Capernicus, Kepler, and Galileo led to ...
both believed that scientist needed to reject old assumptions and teaching
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DESCARTES
Approach in Gaining Knowledge
expermental method / empericism
mathematics & logic
OLD SCIENCE
Scholars generally relied on ancient authorities, chrch teachings, common sense, and reasoning to explain the physicall world
NEW SCIENCE
In time, scholars began to use observations, expermentation, and scientific reasoning to gather knowledge and draw conclusions about the physical world
