Scientific Revolution (16th Century) | Boston University

University:
Boston University
Course:
CAS HI 176 | World History 1500-Present
Academic year:

2021
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2
Author:

Edgar Rowe

Scientific Revolution (16th Century) ● Created a new way of viewing the world around them. ● Needed new technology and math for modern problems ● Church had a huge influence on science and technology because people listened to whatever the bible told them what is right and wrong ● Everyone had a fixed mindset, not thinking alone. ● Key Contributors in the Scientific world ○ Nicolaus Copernicus ■ Went against the modern way of thinking about the earth and the sun ■ Said that the sun was the center of the universe instead of the Earth ■ Called Heliocentric (sun-centered) instead of Geocentric (Earth- centered) (thought of by Aristotle(4th century)) ■ Feared that he would be put in jail for thinking differently, so he decided to publish a book, while on his deathbed, to escape from the hardships in prison ○ Johannes Kepler ■ Thought of planetary motion (planets orbit instead of staying in one place) ■ Instead of a perfect circle, he says that it was an eclipse ○ Galileo Galilei ■ Wrote a book called “The Starry Messenger” ■ Also known as the father of astronomy ■ His discoveries: ● Jupiter has 4 moons ● The sun has dark spots ● The moon has a rough, uneven surface ■ The church declared that Galileo should abandon his ideas because they were contradictory to the church ■ Galileo suggested that the church reinterpret their text and prove him wrong Scientific Revolution (16th Century) (continued) ○ Isaac Newton ■ Built on the work of the three astronomers(above) ■ Came up with the Universal law of gravitation ● Every object attracts another object through attraction (gravity) ■ Described how the universe functions ■ Had three main laws ○ Francis Bacon ■ Inventor of the scientific method ● The scientific method is the reason and source of all ideas ■ Start with a free slate, and follow a step by step process to find the answer. ○ Other advancements had been made in medicine, such as sterilization, surgery, and survival.