1. “Seeing the Invisible”
Video about …
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What are the major points in
the video?
Father of microbiology
First to see bacteria

2. Copernicus 1543, Polish scientist, who is the first to propose …
“Heliocentric view”

3. The Scientific Revolution
What does the video state about Galileo Galilei?

4. Galileo Galilei
One of many scientists supporting “new way of thinking” about the universe …
Supported Copernicus’s idea of heliocentric universe
First to see
moons & space
objects in detail.

5. Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler Francis Bacon Rene Descartes
For 30 years, carefully observed the skies, accumulating data about heavenly bodies.
Johannes Kepler
Confirmed calculations and concluded planets move in ellipse
Francis Bacon
Emphasized experimentation and observation
Rene Descartes
Focused on “provable knowledge,” and stated, “I think, therefore I am.”

6. ** Inductive vs. Deductive reasoning … Read the handout
- Both Bacon and Descartes challenged Aristotle’s scientific assumptions, as well as medieval scholars who sought to make the physical world fit with the teachings of the Church.

7. Andreas Vesalius and human anatomy
In 1643, he published the first accurate study of the human anatomy
William Harvey
First person to describe the human circulatory system
Robert Boyle
Founder of modern chemistry

8. Isaac Newton
Created the scientific laws for gravity and motion which guided scientists’ view for the next three centuries.
Confirmed validity of
heliocentric universe.

9. The Age of Exploration
Take notes on pages , Europeans Explore Overseas, taking notes on the following …
Demand for trade with Asia …
Influence of Muslim explorers …
Navigating technology …
Henry the Navigator, da Gama,
Columbus, & Magellan …