Nicholas Copernicus's Influence On The Western World
The Scientific Revolution is a period of time in history when thoughts on beliefs and thought itself were changing in social and institutional communities. This period of time is approximated to have lasted between 1550 though 1700 A.D, during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. There are many philosophers that come up during this period, and all of them made a contribution to the way we think today. Many of the ideals that came from this time are still a major part of our thought process, this is why this time is so influential on the Western World.
Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) is one of the first men to offer a theory that ultimately begins the time we know as the Scientific Revolution. He is mostly known for proposing the idea that the sun was the center of the universe and everything else revolved around it. Before the idea people just accepted the teachings of Aristotle thinking that everything including the sun revolved around the Earth, that sat in the center of the universe. Copernicus created a heliocentric solar system in order to be able to prove his point. His ideas weren't accepted during the era due to the influential Roman Catholic Church preferring the Earth centric theory. Despite that …show more content…
He is perhaps one of the most famous scientist in history, and is known for his work with Light and Color and the theory of Gravity. Newton theorized that white light was a composite of all of the colors of the spectrum, and that light was a composition of particles and not waves. He is mostly known for his theory of Gravity. It is said that Newton discovered the theory as he was sitting under an apple tree, and one of the apples fell and hit him on the head. He had seen apples fall from trees, but questioned why they fell straight instead of at an angle. Newton tested his theory for eighteen months straight before writing the Principia, which holds his three laws of
Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) is one of the first men to offer a theory that ultimately begins the time we know as the Scientific Revolution. He is mostly known for proposing the idea that the sun was the center of the universe and everything else revolved around it. Before the idea people just accepted the teachings of Aristotle thinking that everything including the sun revolved around the Earth, that sat in the center of the universe. Copernicus created a heliocentric solar system in order to be able to prove his point. His ideas weren't accepted during the era due to the influential Roman Catholic Church preferring the Earth centric theory. Despite that …show more content…
He is perhaps one of the most famous scientist in history, and is known for his work with Light and Color and the theory of Gravity. Newton theorized that white light was a composite of all of the colors of the spectrum, and that light was a composition of particles and not waves. He is mostly known for his theory of Gravity. It is said that Newton discovered the theory as he was sitting under an apple tree, and one of the apples fell and hit him on the head. He had seen apples fall from trees, but questioned why they fell straight instead of at an angle. Newton tested his theory for eighteen months straight before writing the Principia, which holds his three laws of