1. The Scientific Revolution Madnick/Global History 9

2. The Basics Geographic Location: Western Europe Time Period: 1500-1700 science was used to explain the world science challenged Church teachings science spread through Europe discoveries are still used today

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4. The Basics Scientists used the Renaissance idea of humanism- explaining the world in human terms rather than religious ones Followed the example of Greek and Roman achievements in math and science

5. The Basics Scientists used the Renaissance idea of Followed the example of

6. School of Athens Raphael 1509

7. Example of a Roman scientist Ptolemy c. 100, Roman astronomer Geocentric Theory of the Universe -all planets revolve around the Earth his theory was wrong but his thinking was right

8. Example of a Roman scientist Ptolemy c. 100, Roman astronomer

10. European Scientists Nicolas Copernicus, 1473-1543 Heliocentric Theory of the Universe all planets revolve around the sun wrote his theory in a book called De Revolutionibus

11. European Scientists Nicolas Copernicus, 1473-1543

12. European Scientists Tycho Brahe, 1546-1501 Laws of Planetary Motion planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun built observatories and trained astronomers wrote his scientific theories in many books

13. European Scientists Tycho Brahe, 1546-1501

15. European Scientists Galileo, 1564-1642 First Telescope proved Heliocentric Theory was correct put trial for going against Church teachings gave up science rather than be excommunicated

16. European Scientists Galileo, 1564-1642

18. European Scientists Isaac Newton, 1642-1727 Theory of Gravity natural force that causes objects to fall to Earth holds planets in orbits around the sun invented calculus

19. European Scientists Isaac Newton, 1642-1727

20. What did they all have in common? 1.scientific explanations of the world 2.used the Scientific Method

21. What did they all have in common?

22. 3. often challenged Church teachings 4.ideas spread in books -- made with new technology called the printing press

23. What did they all have in common?