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The Scientific Revolution
Man and Ideas
The Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment The Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment challenged and changed the way people thought challenged and changed the way people thought about the world.about the world.
1600 to modern times seen an explosion in 1600 to modern times seen an explosion in man’s changing idea of “God”man’s changing idea of “God”
World History Timeline
33,000 B.C
to
8000 B.C
Cro-MagnonMan
3200
B.C
3,700,00B.CAustralopithecus
8350 B.C
Jericho built Ğ1st walled town
? The GreatFlood (Noah)
MoneyAstronomyMedicineTradeReligionLaw
Egypt &Mesopotamia(FertileCrescent)
India
2500
B.C
China
1500BC
300BC
AD550
AD589
2000
B.C
Greece
The Americas
Africa
Rome
AD146
AD476
AD 30 Jesusis crucified
AD 570Muhammedis born
Medieval Europe
AD1500
Islamic Empire
AD570
AD1250
AD 1450
GutenbergÕsPrintingPress
AD1517LutherÕsReformation
AD 1619Jamestowncolonists inAmerica
AD 1643
Louis XIVbuildsVersaillesin France
AD1215
MagnaCartaissigned
AD 1776
AmericaDeclaresIndependence
United States of America
AD 1789
FrenchRevolution
AD 1799
NapoleonrulesFrance
AD 1863
AmericanCivil war
AD 1914
WWI
AD 1940
WWII
AD 2001
9/11
AD 0
The Old and The New WorldsSuperstitious?
Black Cat
Ladder
Science = Magic = Alchemey
The Scientific Revolution not only changed the way people viewed the world of science but most importantly the way they viewed knowledge and information.
Scientific RevolutionSpirit of the Renaissance encouraged curiosity. Spirit of the Renaissance encouraged curiosity. People began to use experiments and science.People began to use experiments and science.
This was the creation of the This was the creation of the Scientific Scientific RevolutionRevolution. . They used 3 new tools.They used 3 new tools.
1. Emphasis on reason and systematic observation in 1. Emphasis on reason and systematic observation in naturenature
2. Formulation of the scientific method2. Formulation of the scientific method
3. Expansion of scientific knowledge3. Expansion of scientific knowledge
Scientific Revolution Nicolaus Copernicus.Nicolaus Copernicus.
Tycho Brahe (Danish)Tycho Brahe (Danish)
Early astronomerEarly astronomer Ptolemy Ptolemy - - geocentric theorygeocentric theory - Earth - Earth centered. Sun and planets revolve around Earth.centered. Sun and planets revolve around Earth.
1500s. Copernicus argued sun center of universe - 1500s. Copernicus argued sun center of universe - heliocentric theory.heliocentric theory.
Scientific Revolution
Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler. (German) planetary motion. (German) planetary motion
Used math to prove Copernicus was right (ellipses)Used math to prove Copernicus was right (ellipses)
Galileo Galilei (father of modern physics)Galileo Galilei (father of modern physics)
Invented telescope. Saw mts valleys of moon; rings of Saturn.Invented telescope. Saw mts valleys of moon; rings of Saturn.
Church took him to trail. Forced to recant his words.Church took him to trail. Forced to recant his words.
Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton
Law of universal gravitation.Law of universal gravitation.
Laws of motion.Laws of motion.
Radical change to social ideas. Major mov’ts on earth did not necessarily involve Radical change to social ideas. Major mov’ts on earth did not necessarily involve God.God.
Blood Work
• William Harvey: England discovered circulation of the blood through the body by the heart
Scientific RevolutionFrench philosopher and mathematician French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes Rene Descartes
(Rationalism truth)(Rationalism truth)
• Descartes took the opposite view depending on deductive reasoning to uncover truth.
• Work by all the scientists of the period especially Newton helped man see that the world was not a chaotic environment but could be understood with logic and reason.
• The preoccupation with witchcraft served as a polar opposite to this
• progress.
Father of idea that you must prove, through scientific experimentation Father of idea that you must prove, through scientific experimentation all theoriesall theories
““I think therefore I am” (clear, orderly progression of logical reasoning)I think therefore I am” (clear, orderly progression of logical reasoning)
Scientific RevolutionFrench philosopher and mathematician French philosopher and mathematician Rene Rene DescartesDescartes
• “I think, therefore I am” sums up what will be known as the Enlightenment Philosophy.
• __People must rely on their own reason to understand life and the natural order of things
• _Everything must be judged by asking what is humanly reasonable
Scientific RevolutionFrancis Bacon ( England)Francis Bacon ( England)
English. Had to prove theories through observed experimentsEnglish. Had to prove theories through observed experiments
Step by step process.Step by step process.
Robert Boyle (Ireland)Robert Boyle (Ireland)
Father of modern science of Chemistry (modern chemical Father of modern science of Chemistry (modern chemical analysis)analysis)
Individual elements vs. Chemical compoundsIndividual elements vs. Chemical compounds
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Where does all this new knowledge lead man?
Descartes took the opposite view depending on deductive reasoning to uncover truth. Work by all the scientists of the period especially Newton helped man see that the world was not a chaotic environment but could be understood with logic and reason. The preoccupation with witchcraft served as a polar opposite to this progress.