The document discusses key figures of the Scientific Revolution including Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Bacon, and Descartes. It outlines their major contributions which challenged the Ptolemaic view of the universe and established new theories of astronomy, physics, and the scientific method through observation, experimentation, and mathematics.

1. Aim: Why are the advancements,
of the Scientific Revolution,
considered to be revolutionary?

3. Polish monk,
mathematician and
astronomer
1543: On the Revolution
of the Heavenly Spheres
is published.
heliocentric theory: earth
moves in a circular orbit
around the sun

4. Danish astronomer
Undermined Ptolemaic view
of the universe, but not
accepting of all of
Copernicus’ theory
Believed earth remained
stationary while planets
revolved around the sun.

5. German astronomer,
assistant of Brahe
Three Laws: elliptical
orbits, velocity depends
on distance, sets forth a
complex mathematical
formula explaining the
physical relationship of
moving planets

6. Italian mathematician,
astronomer and physicist
telescope
believed Bible was not a
reliable authority on science
theory of the pendulum
principle of inertia

7. Physical universe governed
by natural laws
Heavenly bodies moved as
they did because of the law
of gravity
Law of universal gravitation
“If I have seen further than
others, it is by standing
upon the shoulders of
giants.”

8. English attorney and royal
official
Inductive Method: Truth
comes after investigation.
Experimentation and
observation lead to
understanding. Practical
technologies are important.

9. I think, therefore I am.
Deductive Method: Truth
comes after
investigation. Human
reasoning leads to
understanding. The
search for provable
knowledge is important.

11. Discuss and analyze the continuities and changes
over time from the medieval to the Early Modern
Period in terms of scientific thinking.
Your Task: Develop a thesis for this prompt.