SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION How did the following help pave the way for the Scientific Revolution? Renaissance Age of Exploration

Encouraged a spirit of curiosity (humanism…) *man and his world General re-birth of learning (classics...) *Greeks and Romans Printing press helps spread new ideas

Need for better tools for navigation… *Research in astronomy and math increases Explorers make more discoveries about the world… *adds to scientific knowledge of the world

Heliocentric, but still dealt with perfect circles Copernicus 1473-1543 Heliocentric, but still dealt with perfect circles Retrograde motions explained by earth’s movements Church was OK with it, opened doors to more study but it was NOT accurate

Brahe and Kepler Tyco Brahe (1546-1601) - some planets revolved around earth, others the sun, left thousands of observations Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) – Brahe’s assistance, orbits of planets are elliptical

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Used Telescope – to observe – universe much more complex Confirms Copernicus Stated that the bible is wrong 1992 – Pope John Paul II admitted errors by Pope Urban VIII advisors at the trial

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) I think, therefore I am Deductive reasoning – deducing a conclusion from a set of premises not from scientific observation Mathematics is the foundation of all science

Became a hero in his time, wealthy Victory of scientific method Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Gravity – matter attracts particles with a force proportional to the product of the two masses Became a hero in his time, wealthy Victory of scientific method

Scientific Instruments Telescope; Microscope, Barometer, Thermometer OTHER DISCOVERIES Scientific Instruments Telescope; Microscope, Barometer, Thermometer

Medicine *Human Anatomy Studied; 1st Vaccine (Smallpox)

Women during the Scientific Revolution Difficult for women Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) – wrote of science, often critically - correctly Maria Cunitz – astronomer, author Wives often helped husbands, actually co-worked although husbands received the credit