the scientific revolution
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The Scientific Revolution. Do Now:. What is a social REVOLUTION? Describe a REVOLUTION occurring right now. What are the elements of a REVOLUTION?. Causes of the Scientific Revolution. Medieval Intellectual Life and Medieval Universities The Italian Renaissance - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Scientific Revolution
Do Now: What is a social REVOLUTION?
Describe a REVOLUTION occurring right now.
What are the elements of a REVOLUTION?
Causes of the Scientific Revolution
Medieval Intellectual Life and Medieval Universities
The Italian Renaissance Renewed emphasis on
mathematics Renaissance system of
patronage Navigational problems of
long sea voyages Better scientific
instruments
Effects of the Scientific Revolution
Beginnings of modern science
Belief in progress and power of reason
New view of the universe as a well-ordered system
Scientific “Revolutionaries”Nicholas
Copernicus (1473-1543)
Sun-centered universeChallenged circular orbitsUniverse of staggering sizeEarth no different than any other planetOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543)
Scientific “Revolutionaries”
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Most sophisticated observatory of his day
Discovered & named the Supernova
Discovered comet shooting right through crystalline spheres
Wanted to prove Copernicus wrong, his measurements led Kepler to prove the heliocentric theory correct
Scientific “Revolutionaries”
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) Student of Brahe
Planetary motion conforms to mathematical formula
Elliptical orbits Planets do not
move at uniform speeds in their orbits
Scientific “Revolutionaries”
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Early practitioner of the experimental method
Mathematical formula for acceleration of falling objects
Law of inertia His discoveries using
the telescope Challenges categories
of “form” and “matter” End of his life-found
guilty of heresy, spent the rest of his life on house arrest.
Scientific “Revolutionaries”
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Father of the Scientific Revolution
The Inductive Method
Emphasis on practical, useful knowledge
New attitude toward nature
Scientific “Revolutionaries”
Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Significance of Doubt
Spatial relationships can be expressed in mathematical formulas
Father of “analytical geometry”
The Scientific MethodA set of techniques for acquiring new knowledge
about the natural world based on observable, measurable evidence.
Consequences of the
Scientific Revolution
Rise of the “Scientific Community”
Laws discovered by human reason
“De-Spiritualized”and de-mystified the Universe
Mechanical View of the UniverseThe modern scientific method
A universe ordered according to natural laws
In your opinion, which scientist made the greatest accomplishment?
Explain your answer.