The Scientific Revolution 1642-1800 The Scientific Revolution

The World Before the Scientific Revolution An era of Alchemists who used spells and formulas to try to change one substance from another. People relied on religious teachings and the works of classical Greek and Roman thinkers to explain the mysteries of nature.

Why is the Scientific Revolution called a Revolution? A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. The Scientific Revolution changed man's thought process. How did we move from the Renaissance to a Revolution? The Renaissance encouraged curiosity, investigation, discovery, and the practical application of nature. The Scientific Revolution took those concepts and organized them by using experiments and mathematics. Example: The difference between English/SocStud vs. Math/Science

So What Changed during the Scientific Revolution? The Scientific Revolution was a new way of looking at why things happened, making observations, and uses three new tools: Scientific Instruments Mathematics Experiments They would use new tools such as a barometer, microscope, telescope, and thermometer to measure and then drew conclusions about what they observed – called the Scientific Method.