Renaissance Science and Technology Madnick/Global History 9

The Printing Press A machine used for printing books quickly Invented by Johannes Gutenberg c.1450, Germany

The Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg was no genius!! He knew about existing technologies and ideas He combined, or synthesized, these ideas His invention had major effects on global history Or was he?

The Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg was no genius!! Or was he?

The Printing Press Paper from China, c cheaper and quicker to make than parchment/animal skin moveable type replaced block printing Wine press screw used to press paper against letters Carolingian script replaced Gothic Script -easier to read Literacy was increasing-people wanted to read

The Printing Press

Moveable type Paper Wine Press Screw Carolingian Script

Parchment

Moveable Type

Wine Press Screw

Carolingian Script Gothic Script

The Printing Press

first book ever printed on a printing press using moveable type: The Gutenberg Bible c.1450

Effects of Gutenberg’s Printing Press Books were cheaper to make and buy Literacy increased Readers gained greater knowledge (religion, law, science) New ideas spread quickly Orthography became similar

Effects of Gutenberg’s Printing Press

Scientific Revolution ,WE birth of modern science explained the world in a logical way very upsetting to the Church It was very SCIENTIFIC

Scientific Revolution It was very SCIENTIFIC

s Science used to explain the natural world

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C Copernicus, Nicolas rejected earth- centered universe (geocentric) for the sun-centered universe (heliocentric)

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I Isaac Newton discovered the Laws of Gravity Also invented Calculus!

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E Empiricism Idea that you must have evidence from experiments, not just assume things are true AKA:

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N New sciences and inventions Chemistry, botany, anatomy Microscope, thermometer

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T Tycho Brahe Proved Copernicus was right by observing planets through a telescope

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I Inquisition Movement by the Catholic Church to challenge scientific discoveries People went to trial for heresy—beliefs that challenged Church teachings

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F First Telescope invented by Galileo, 1580’s Used by Copernicus and Brahe to prove heliocentric theory Brought before the Inquisition for heresy

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I Ink Was needed to print all the books written by scientists!

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C Creation of new ways of seeing the world through science Catholic Church grew weaker as people moved away from religious beliefs Conflict between Science and Religion

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