1. Scientific Revolution
Mr. Johnson
World History II
WHII.6a

2. Before the Scientific Revolution

3. Flat Earth

4. Geocentric Theory
Planets
Earth

5. Aristotelian Elements

6. Humors

7. Bloodletting

8. Religious Tradition

9. Superstition

10. Nicolaus Copernicus

11. Nicolaus Copernicus Poland Disproved geocentric theory
Proposed heliocentric theory

12. Heliocentric Theory
“Heavens”
Earth
Sun

13. Johannes Kepler

14. Johannes Kepler Germany Discovered laws of planetary motion
Orbits are elliptical, not circular

15. Elliptical Orbits

16. Galileo Galilei

17. Galileo Galilei
Italy
Used telescope to support the heliocentric theory
Was forced to recant his beliefs by the Catholic Church
Discovered moons of Jupiter

18. Using the Telescope

19. Galileo’s Observations

20. Trial of Galileo

21. Death Under House Arrest

22. Isaac Newton

23. Isaac Newton
England
Law of gravity
Laws of motion
Calculus

24. Gravity

25. Gravity

26. Laws of Motion: Inertia

27. Calculus

28. William Harvey

29. William Harvey England Discovered circulation of blood
Led to the first efforts at blood transfusion

30. Circulatory System

31. Efforts at Blood Transfusion

32. Impact of the Scientific Revolution

33. Impact of the Scientific Revolution
Challenged traditional religious beliefs
Systematic observation and formulation of the scientific method
Expansion of scientific knowledge into new fields
Emphasis on reason encouraged the Enlightenment

34. Science vs. Religion

35. Scientific Method

36. Expansion of Scientific Knowledge

37. Reason & Rationality René Descartes “Cogito ergo sum”
“I think, therefore I am”

38. The Enlightenment