The Scientific Revolution World History

Impact of Renaissance/New Technology and Mathematics Greek and Latin Languages studied again Telescope, microscope and printing press advance thinking Letters representing unknown quantities Decimal system introduced

Isaac Newton Newton’s Laws of gravitation and motion –First Law: An object in motion or at rest will stay unless acted upon by an outside force –Second Law: Force = Mass x Acceleration –Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

Ptolemaic System Earth is the center of the universe Everything else rotates around it Beyond the spheres is God and Heaven

Nicolaus Copernicus Idea that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth Johannes Kepler adds scientific proof to shoot down Ptolemaic theory

Galileo Discovers and theorizes that “heavenly bodies” are actually planets similar to earth Has severe run ins with the Catholic Church 1633 – Forces by church to sign document, repenting his findings –Must spend the rest of his life in house arrest –2000: Pope John Paul II formally apologizes

Breakthroughs in Medicine Dissection of the human body –Heart is the starting point for the circulation of blood –The same blood flows through the arteries as does the veins

Chemistry Boyle’s Law – Volume of gas varies with pressure

Contributions of Women Margaret Cavendish – Advances in Philosophy Maria Winkelmann – Advances in Astronomy

Scientific Method Francis Bacon: Creates method to help people best understand the physical world. –Eliminate all opinions –Utilize facts –Propose theories –Conduct experiments –Analyze results