1. Popular Culture in Europe in the 1500’s
The World was a spiritual world, evil spirits.
The village priest was often illiterate, but a source of comfort.
Witches were suspected and considered bad luck.
Recreation was limited.
Printing almanacs, broadsides spread knowledge.

2. Daily Life Changed in Europe
The standard of living changed in Europe, more people and fewer resources led to inflation.
The diet because of the discovery of the New World changed.
Housing was harsh as more people moved to the cities
Traditional culture declined

4. The Scientific Revolution Swept Europe
Experimentation through observation started the Scientific Revolution.
Verifying results is known as the scientific method.
Astronomy, Physics and Anatomy - Copernicus disproved the geocentric theory. Proposed the heliocentric theory, sun centered.

6. Physics, Astronomy and Anatomy cont.
Kepler and Galileo proved Copernicus’ theory of a heliocentric solar system.
Vesalius and William Harvey - experimentation and observation to improve medicine.
Descartes, Bacon, Pascal were great thinkers of the time. Isaac Newton - Principals of Mathematics .

9. Other Great Inventors and Scientists
Descartes argued that everything had to be proven.
Sir Isaac Newton and Leibniz
developed calculus.
Anton Leeuwenhoek discovered the existence of bacteria.
Robert Hooke - the theory
of cells. Lavoisier and Boyle -Oxygen.

12. SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTION

13. Copernicus’ Heliocentric Universe

14. Medieval View of the universe – crystalline spheres

15. Tycho Brahe

16. Music of the planets, by Kepler

17. S U N S P O T S
Galileo’s observations: sun spots

18. Galileo’s observations: irregularities on the Moon
MOON GAZING

19. Sir Isaac Newton

20. A
L C H E M Y
An Alchemist

21. Robert Boyle’s Contributions?

22. V E S
A L I U
Andreas Vesalius – Human body sketches

23. Andreas Vesalius – Human body sketches

24. Dissection

25. Ambroise Pare

26. William Harvey

27. 15th Century Surgical Instruments

28. Clinical scene showing surgical procedures

29. Leg amputation in the 16th century

30. Barber surgeons

31. Family cupping after bath 1568

32. Man losing weight with leeches

33. Bleeding from the arm

34. B A C O N
Sir Francis Bacon

35. Induction vs. Deduction
COMPLEX TO SIMPLE
Collect objective facts
Draw a series of general conclusions or hypotheses
SIMPLE TO COMPLEX
Begin with general idea
Find specific data to support hypothesis

36. DESCARTES
Renee Descartes