Scientific Revolution

Scientific Curiosity After the Renaissance, many scientists began to try to explain the physical world

Challenge to Authority The Roman Catholic Church had already defined many of the laws that explain the world New laws by scientists sometimes contradicted the laws of the Church

Church Credibility If the Roman Catholic Church could be wrong about the sun and the earth, maybe it could be wrong about other things. The Roman Catholic Church tried scientists who went against Church teachings

Copernicus Believed that the sun was the center of the universe – heliocentric theory Church always said the earth was the center – geocentric theory Copernicus never claimed it to be certain – no real proof, fear of the church…

Galileo Used telescopes to prove the sun was actually the center of the universe The Roman Catholic Church imprisoned Galileo for promoting heliocentric theory

Newton English scientist Built upon the works of previous scientist to discover the theory of gravity

Johannes Kepler German-born Discovered laws of planetary motion Forced to flee Germany because his mother and sister thought he was a witch

Harvey Discovered circulation of blood in animals

Franklin Discovered that lightening is electricity

Effects The Scientific Revolution had far reaching effects. Changed the way people thought about the universe The use of the Scientific Method resulted in discoveries in medicine, physics, and biology.