Scientific Revolution Age of Reason Scientific Revolution

What is a revolution? An overthrow or replacement of an established government or political system by the people

Europe Before the Scientific Revolution Renaissance A rebirth of learning and the arts Inspired curiosity in many fields Scholars began to question ideas that had been “accepted” for hundreds of yrs Reformation: prompted the challenging of accepted ways of thinking about God and salvation Truth of ideas revolved around Bible or ancient Greek or Roman scholar

Causes of the Scientific Revolution Renaissance inspired new curiosities Exploration (broaden European horizons) Science challenges old ways of thought Printing press Work of Scientists (i.e., astronomers, Newton, advancements in medicine)

And a revolution begins The Scientific Revolution was a new way of thinking about the natural world. That way was based upon careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs Traveling the world opened up Europeans to this idea that there was a whole world of new truths to be found.

Geocentric theory – Middle Ages view Most scholars believed that the earth was in immovable object located at the center of the universe-Geocentric theory Common sense seemed to support this view Geocentric theory came from Aristotle Religion also supported this theory

Heliocentric Theory New way of thinking Sun-centered view of universe Developed by Nicolaus Copernicus Rejected by clergy because it contradicted with religious views Result: Copernicus did NOT publish findings until the last year of his life

Scientific Revolution Effects Reason and order soon moved to other fields of life Rethinking of long-held European beliefs Relationship between government & its people challenged