The Scientific Revolution

Everything during the Renaissance & Reformation looked to the past for models. Science looked ahead...

Nicolaus Copernicus Proposed that the earth traveled around the sun

Tycho Brahe Refuted theory of celestial spheres which states that the universe was unchanging

Father of Science Galileo Galilei The Church condemned him for challenging Christian teachings that the heavens were fixed, unmoving and perfect Father of modern physics Improved the telescope Invented military compass Thermometer

Scientific Method Roger Bacon- stressed use of experiments & observation in seeking knowledge Descartes- Father of analytical geometry and provided basic calculus that would help others like Newton

Sir Isaac Newton Invented reflecting telescope Discovered gravity and developed 3 laws of motion Law of inertia Acceleration For every action there is a reaction

Robert Boyle Boyle’s Law relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas pV=k

Medicine- William Harvey English physician Described circulation of blood from the heart to the body

The Search for Spices Opened door for the Age of Exploration Cinnamon, pepper, & cloves

Explorers Bartholomeau Dias Portuguese explorer First to sail around the tip of Africa in 1488

Vasco de Gama First European to lead expedition to India

Christopher Columbus Believed in a Western route to Asia 1492 –Landed in the Americas after 2 months Reached Caribbean Islands

Amerigo Vespucci Italian explorer The Americas derived their name from him Discovered mouth of the Amazon

Balboa Spanish explorer Known crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean

Magellan First to circumnavigate the globe –sail completely around the Earth

Magellan’s Voyage