Scientific+Revolution

The causes of the Scientific Revolution were the combination of discoveries and circumstances. Europeans discovered many things and they realized that the world was bigger and greater than they thought it was. Examples are the exploration of the continents, the invention of the printing press. An example is the exploration of the continents- Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This helped Europeans fuel a great deal of scientific research, especially in astronomy and mathematics. Another example is the printing press. It helped spread information very quickly and widely. It also helped spread challenging ideas. The cause of the Scientific Revolution I think is the most significant is the invention of the printing press. Even though it doesn’t sound like much, it spread information very quickly including the findings and the explorations of the other lands. If there was no printing press to help spread ideas, Europeans wouldn’t have become more knowledgeable. If there were only a few people to know about the findings, it wouldn’t help anything because it’s better if there are more people to discuss the ideas, and come up with new ideas.
 * 1. What were the CAUSES of the Scientific Revolution? Which one do you think is MOST significant AND WHY?**

Those in position of authority at the time, the church and government, tend to reject new ideas because it opposed the ideas of the Bible, which could lead to a revolt because people could question the church teachings. Basically, it contradicted their religious views. The government and church wanted to keep everything in control, and they did not want things to stir, so they rejected the new ideas.
 * 2. Why might those in positions of authority at the time (Church and government) tend to reject new ideas?**

I do not agree with Galileo’s actions during his trial because even though he was under the threat of torture, he should have stood by his ideas. He should have strongly suggested his ideas and died a noble man. Because even though he wasn’t tortured, he was still under house arrest for the rest of his life, which should have made him feel caged in his own home, which he was. If he knew that he was going to meet that end, he should have rather object to those in power, and died honorably.
 * 3. Do you agree with Galileo's actions during his trial? Explain.**


 * 4. Make a list of the major figures of this revolution in thinking and what they did.**
 * Cornicus**- founded the heliocentric theory.
 * Tycho Brahe**- expanded Cornicus’s idea of the heliocentric theory.
 * Johannes Kepler**- suggested that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion and proved that Cornicus’s idea, heliocentric theory, was right.
 * Galileo**- discovered many ideas about the universe, shattered Aristotle’s theory and brought people closer to the Scientific Revolution.
 * Bacon**- urged scientists to experiment and draw new conclusions rather than relying on the old experiments and conclusions.
 * Descartes**- developed analytical geometry, which provided new tool for scientific research.
 * Isaac Newton**- discovered that the same force ruled motion of everything.
 * Zacharias Janssen**- invented the first microscope.
 * Evangelista Torricelli**- invented the first mercury barometer. (tool that measured atmospheric pressure and predicted weather)
 * Gabriel Fahrenheit**- invented the first thermometer to use mercury in glass.
 * Andres Celsius**- created scale for the mercury thermometer.
 * Andreas Vesalius**- proved Galen wrong, who assumed that human anatomy was much the same as animals like pigs.
 * Edward Jenner**- invented the vaccine to prevent smallpox using cowpox.
 * Robert Boyle**- proposed that matter was made up of primary particles that came together in many different ways.


 * Explain the significance of these terms:**
 * Geocentric Theory**- a theory that said that the Earth was the center of the universe. It was what people believed for a long time until the heliocentric theory was suggested. It was basically what the Bible said, and it was what people thought.
 * Heliocentric Theory**- a theory that said that the Sun was the center of the universe. It’s significance is that it proved that the church and Bible were wrong, and people started to question their power.
 * Scientific Revolution**- The Scientific Revolution was the combination of discoveries and circumstances. It’s significance was that it was the starting point of new discoveries of physics such as the heliocentric theory. It also questioned the power of the church.
 * Scientific method**- The Scientific method is a procedure for testing and gathering ideas. It’s significance is that it allowed people to prove/disapprove a theory, hypothesis, or an explanation.