The Scientific Revolution

Scientific Method five-step process used to investigate scientific hypotheses 1.identify a problem 2.form a testable hypothesis 3.experiment 4.record experiment results 5.analyze results to form a conclusion

The Scientific Revolution and Method led to major advances in a variety of areas.

Discoveries in Astronomy, Physics, and Math Nicholas Copernicus mid-1500s Developed mathematical proof of heliocentric theory (HT)

Discoveries in Astronomy, Physics, and Math Brahe Astronomer 1572 Idea of supernova

Discoveries in Astronomy, Physics, and Math Johannes Kepler Late 1500s Proved that planets orbit the sun Used measurements to prove the heliocentric theory (HT)

Discoveries in Astronomy, Physics, and Math Galileo Galilei Built first telescope First to observe Saturn and moons of Jupiter

Discoveries in Astronomy, Physics, and Math Isaac Newton 1687 Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation and math to predict effects of gravity

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry Vesalius Studied human body 1543 “On the Workings of the Human Body”

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry William Harvey Early 1600s Observed and explain the heart, blood, and circulatory system

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry Van Leeuwenheok 1600s Invented microscope Studied microorganisms

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry Robert Hooke Late 1600s Used microscope to study plants and created the term “cells”

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry Robert Boyle 1661 Defined an element and describe matter as a cluster of tiny particles

Discoveries in Biology, Medicine and Chemistry Antonie-Laurent Lavoiser (1700) Discovered the Law of Conversation of Mass and developed the metric system and the periodic table

So …. How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people understood the world?