Scientific Revolution

Major figures of the Scientific Revolution Astronomy Copernicus (Polish, 1473-1543) (scientist) Johannes Kepler (German, 1571-1630) (mathematician)

Galileo Galilei (Italian, 1564-1642) Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

Paracelsus (1493-1541) William Harvey (1578-1657)

Sir Francis Bacon (English politician; 1561-1628) Inductive reasoning Scientific Method Sir Francis Bacon (English politician; 1561-1628) Inductive reasoning Specific to the general Observation & experimental research Every time you eat peas you get woozy. Therefore you get woozy because you eat peas.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650; French mathematician) “I think therefore I am” Doubts everything but this Deductive Reasoning From general to specific All X are Y All Y are Z Therefore all X are Z

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727; English thinker) Science could be used to prove existence of God Physical laws (based on mathematics) In absence of force, motion continues in a straight line The rate of change in motion of an object is a result of the forces acting upon it For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction Law of Gravitation

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662; French mathematician) Human position within the universe - how does God fit in? Better to believe than to deny God.