1. Ques#1: Was the Scientific Revolution very “revolutionary”
Ques#1: Was the Scientific Revolution very “revolutionary”? What factors do you believe limited the immediate impact of the new science on the masses?
Ques#2: What was the Christian vision of the world based on Genesis? What was the Ptolemaic concept of astronomy? How did the Copernican concept of astronomy challenge traditional religious beliefs & institutions?

2. Ques#3: Describe how each scientist tended to build upon the work of previous scientists.
Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Kepler
Sir Isaac Newton

3. Ques#4: What was Galeo’s mechanistic concept of the universe
Ques#4: What was Galeo’s mechanistic concept of the universe? How did this idea challenge traditoinal religious beliefs and societal institutions? What do you believe were the broader implications of the “mechanical universe”?
Ques#5: Were the people involved in the Scientific Revolution atheists? Justify your answer.

4. Ques#6: Comment on the following statement: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night. God said, “Let Newton be, and all was light.” (Alexander Pope)