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Enlightenment and Revolution
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Objectives List the circumstances that lead to the Scientific Revolution Summarize the development of the Heliocentric Theory Describe the scientific method Explain Newton’s law of gravity Describe the importance of the scientific method in different fields
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Remember Understand Apply Analyze Create
Geocentric theory Scientific Revolution Heliocentric theory Galileo Galilei Scientific Method Isaac Newton The Scientific revolution began with questions about accepted beliefs. In what ways the scientific method can be used in all walks of life. Why the world revolution is used by historians to describe a period of change? What are some ways today that people question excepted beliefs?
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The Scientific Revolution
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The Roots of Modern Science
Things that lead to the Scientific Revolution The Medieval View Geocentric Theory Aristotle’s earth centered view Traveling to Asia, Africa, and Americas The printing press The Age of Exploration Math Astronomy A New Way of Thinking Scientific Revolution New way of thinking about the natural world Careful observations Willingness to question accepted belief
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A Revolutionary Model of the Universe
The Heliocentric Theory Nicholas Copernicus Polish cleric and astronomer Became interested in Greek theory Heliocentric Theory Sun centered solar system Did not publish until last year of his life Johannas Kepler Concluded that laws govern planetary movement Planets moved in an elliptical not circle Galileo Galilei Using his own len/telescope, was able to see the rings of Saturn, Juiter’s moons, and the rough surface of the moon Galileo’s law supported Copernicus’
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A Revolutionary Model of the Universe
Conflict with the Church Church feared that being wrong would weaken their power Galileo publishes both side Favors Heliocentric Called before the Pope and forces to recant claims Spends the rest of his life under house arrest, but his ideas spread
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A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
The Scientific Method Identify problem Hypothesis Test Analyze Repeat Scientific Method A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
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The Scientific Method Francis Bacon Rene Descrartes
Bacon and Descartes Francis Bacon English statesmen and writer Practical knowledge would improve people’s lives Empiricism or experimental model Rene Descrartes Mathematician who relied on math/logic rather than experiment “I think, there for I am.”
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Newton Explains Gravity
Isaac Newton Brought together Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo’s theries Said all objects were effected the same way Universal gravitation Universe works like a clock
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Scientific Revolution Spreads
Scientific Instrument Microscope Bacteria Red blood cells Mercury barometer thermometer Medicine and the Human Body 1st dissection of a human body Smallpox vaccine
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Conclusion The same way of thinking that spurred breakthroughs in science, soon led to people beginning to also question the relationship between a government and its people.
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