Scientific Revolution Chapter 2-1 Notes Lecture 1 Scientific Revolution Standard 10.2.2
Standard 10.2.2 Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America (e.g., John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison).
NO VOCAB THIS LECTURE!!!
Before the Scientific Revolution Beliefs based on superstition or belief NOT FACT
V. Changes in Thinking OLD WAY NEW WAY Geocentric Theory Roman Catholic Church = ALWAYS RIGHT NEW WAY Copernicus Heliocentric Theory Galileo Telescope observed space Proved Copernicus’ Theory was correct V.
Person A Why was the Church threatened by Science?
Person B How did the Geocentric theory differ from the Heliocentric theory?
Galileo On Trial
Scientific Method Scientific method- use reason and observation to prove things-not superstition Francis Bacon~ England
Sir Isaac Newton Laws of Gravity and Motion Calculus “If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants.”
Other Scientific Inventions (1590s-1660s) Zacharias Janssen microscope Evangelista Torricelli mercury barometer (Weather) Gabriel Fahrenheit thermometer (temperature) Andreas Vesalius anatomy (human body) Edward Jenner smallpox vaccine (medicine) Robert Boyle- Chemistry science (properties of matter)
Both A and B In your opinion which of these inventions is the most valuable. Explain why you feel this way.
Standards Check Why were scientists considered a threat to the Church? Why was Galileo imprisoned? What effects do we see today from the Scientific Revolution? Discuss three inventions from the Scientific Revolution and Explain their purpose.