Bell Ringer Why do you believe the Catholic Church disagreed with many of the Scientists from the Scientific Revolution new theories? Why do you think the Church came to accept these ideas?

Origins of Modern Science 10-1 B

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Who is this? What did he do?

Who is this? What did he do?

Who is this? What did he do?

Who is this? What did he do?

Breakthroughs in Medicine and Chemistry Revolution in medicine began in the late 16th Century. Galen: Greek Physician Views about anatomy were wrong. Used animals, not people, for dissection.

Andreas Vesalius WAS HE RIGHT??? Professor at the University of Padua. Dissecting human bodies. Gave accurate view of organs and general structure of human body. Believed the body had two kinds of blood. WAS HE RIGHT???

William Harvey English Scientist Proved that the heart was the beginning point of the blood’s circulation. Blood makes a complete circuit through the body. Used reason to make breakthrough discoveries.

Robert Boyle First to Conduct Controlled experiments. Boyle’s Law: volume of gas changes with amount of pressure put on it.

Antoine Lavoisier Founder of Modern Chemistry. Invented a system of naming chemical elements.

Women of the Scientific Revolution Margaret Cavendish Criticized the belief that humans were the master of nature. Maria Winkelmann Most famous female German astronomer. Discovered a comet.

Rene’ Descartes French Philosopher -“I think therefore I am.” Separated mind over matter. Considered father of modern rationalism. The idea that reason is the chief source of knowledge.

The Scientific Method The Scientific Method: Systematic Procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence. Francis Bacon: - English philosopher that developed the scientific method.

Inductive Reasoning Making Generalizations from observations and experiments organized to test hypotheses. Bacon’s way of reaching conclusions about nature. Good Example: Bad Example: All observed crows are black Many speeding tickets are given to teenagers. Therefore: All crows are black Therefore: All teenagers drive fast.