1. The Scientific Revolution

2. Changing Views of the Universe
Astronomy
Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish)
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543)
Heliocentric- Sun centered theory
Tycho Brahe (Danish)
Accumulated data regarding movement of heavenly bodies
His findings supported Copernicus’s Heliocentric theory

3. Astronomy continued Johannes Kepler (German) Galileo Galilei (Italian)
His calculations supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory
Proved that orbits were elliptical
Galileo Galilei (Italian)
Assembled an astronomical telescope
Detailed our moon, discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter
1633 – tried before the Inquisition, kept under house arrest for one year
Forced, under threat of death, to renounce his “heresies” and to declare that the Earth stands motionless.

4. The New Scientific Method
Francis Bacon (English)
Emphasized experimentation and observation
Rene Descartes (French)
Emphasized human reasoning
Discourse on Method (1637)
“I think, therefore I am”
Scientific Method
Step-by-Step Process
Hypothesis