1. Scientific Revolution
Unit Eight

2. The Intellectual Impact: Science and Technology
Nicholas Copernicus
( ), took careful measurements that led him to conclude that the Earth orbited the sun
Contradicted Church teachings

3. The Intellectual Impact: Science and Technology
Galileo Galilei ( ), studied the motion, which laid the foundation for modern physics
Used telescopes to strengthen Copernicus’ theory

4. The Intellectual Impact: Science and Technology
Galileo proved through observation that the Earth moved around the sun.
Put on trail by the Catholic Church, found guilty and was confined to his home

5. The Scientific Revolution
Rejected traditional authority and church teachings in favor of the direct observation of nature

6. The Scientific Revolution
Scientific method
People observed nature, made hypotheses about relationships, and then tested their hypotheses through experiments

7. The Scientific Revolution
Robert Boyle
Irish chemist
“Father of Chemistry”
Conducted experiments on gases at different temperatures and pressures
Boyle’s air pump

8. The Scientific Revolution
Boyle found that gas pressure increased as the volume of the gas decreased
One of the first scientists to perform controlled experiments and to publish his work in detail

9. The Scientific Revolution
Sir Isaac Newton
Principia Mathematica
Connected the speed of falling objects on Earth to the movements of planets

10. The Scientific Revolution
Newton reduced all these patterns to a single formula: the law of gravity
All the universe acted according to certain fixed and fundamental laws

11. The Scientific Revolution
Complete the graphic organizer by describing the accomplishments or beliefs of some the people you learned about in this chapter.
Scientific Revolution
Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Robert Boyle
Sir Isaac Newton

12. Extra Credit! Answer the following in paragraph form:
1.) How was the Scientific Revolution an extension of the Renaissance?
2.) How did scientists approach problems during this time? How was this different from the way problems were approached in the past?
3.) What did Nicolaus Copernicus contribute to scientific thinking and knowledge?