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Scientific Revoultion |
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Starts in the mid-1500's Scientists begin to question accepted beliefs and make new theories based on experimentation. |
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Roots of Modern Science |
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- Had a medieval view.
- Most knowledge in the middle ages comes from the bible and Greek/Roman sources.
- Supports geocentric theory-moon,sun,planets revolve around earth.
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A New Way of Thinking |
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- Renaissance prompts new ways of thinking (1300-1600)
- Scientific Revoultion-new ways of viewing the natural world based on observation and inquiry.
- New discoveries, overseas exploration open up thinking.
- Scholars mae new developments in astronomy + math.
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A Revoutionary Model of the Universe |
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The Heliocentric Model
- Widely accepted geocentric theory challenged as inacurated.
- Copernicus develops the heliocentric theory-planets revolve around the sun.
- Later scienctists math prove he was correct.
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Galileo's Discoveries |
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- Italian scientist Galileo Galilei makes key advances in astronomy.
- He makes a discovery about plant surfaces.
- Supports heliocentric theory.
- 4moons of Jupiter (Jupiter has 8 moons)
- Sun Spots
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Conflict with the Church |
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- Church attacks Galileo's work, fears it will weaken people's faith.
- Pope forces him to declare that his findings and any new ones were wrong.
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A Logical Approach |
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| Revoultion in thinking leads to developnment of scientific method- a series of steps for forming+testing scientific theories. |
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- Thinkers Bacon and Descartes help to create scientific method.
- Bacon urges scientists to experiment before drawing conclusions.
- Descartes advocates using logic and math to reason out basic truths.
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Newton's Theories
- English scientist Issac Newton develops theory of motion-states some forces rule motion of planets,matter in space,and earth.
- Law of Gravity
- Motion in space and earth linked by the law of universe gravitation-holds that every object in universe attracts every other object.
- Newton views the universe as a vast,perfect mechanical clock.
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The Scientific Revoultion Spreads |
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Scientists Instruments
- Scientists develop microscope, baromete, and thermometer.
- New instruments lead to better observations and new discoveries.
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Medicine and Human Body |
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- Andreas Vesalius improves knowledge of anatomy.
- Edward Jenner produces world's 1st vaccination-for small pox.
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Discoveries in Chemistry |
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- Roberet Boyle argues that matter is made of many different particles.
- Boyle's law reveals interaction of volume,temp., and gas pressure.
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