The Scientific Revolution Madnick/Global History 9

The Basics Geographic Location: Western Europe Time Period: Science was important because it… was used to explain the world challenged Church teachings spread through Europe in books is still used today

The Basics Geographic Location: Time Period: Science was important because it…

The Basics Scientists used the Renaissance ideas of Humanism- explaining the world in human terms rather than religious ones Realism-explaining things as they really are Followed the examples of Greek, Roman, and Muslim scientists

The Basics Scientists used the Renaissance ideas of Followed the example of

School of Athens Raphael 1509

Example of a Roman scientist Let’s go back to… Ptolemy Roman astronomer, c. 100 Geocentric Theory of the Universe planets and sun revolve around the Earth his theory was wrong but his thinking was right

Example of a Roman scientist Let’s go back to… his theory was wrong, but his thinking was right

European Scientists Nicolas Copernicus, (borrowed Ptolemy’s basic idea) Heliocentric Theory of the Universe all planets revolve around the sun wrote his theory in a book “On the Revolution of Celestial Spheres”

European Scientists Nicolas Copernicus, (borrowed Ptolemy’s basic idea)

European Scientists Tycho Brahe, Laws of Planetary Motion planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun Used telescopes, built observatories, taught young astronomers One of his many books was De Nova Stella

European Scientists Tycho Brahe,

European Scientists Galileo, Modern Telescope proved Heliocentric Theory by by observing movement of the planets put on trial by Catholic Church gave up science rather than be excommunicated

European Scientists Galileo,

European Scientists Isaac Newton, Theory of Gravity natural force that causes objects to fall to Earth Also holds planets in their orbits around the sun invented calculus

European Scientists Isaac Newton,

What did they all have in common? 1.scientific explanations of the world 2.used the Scientific Method

What did they all have in common?

3. challenged Church laws & teachings 4.ideas spread in books -- made with a new technology called the printing press

What did they all have in common?