Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution is a period of time from the mid-16th century to the late 18th century in which rationalism and scientific progress made astounding leaps forward. The way man saw the heavens, understood the world around him, and healed his own body dramatically changed. So did the way he understood God and the Church. The result was a revolution in both the sense of causing an upheavalof ideasand consisting of not just one, but many scientific advancements. This paper will look first at some of the important discoveries or theories of the Scientific Revolution. Then, it will look at the critics during the Scientific Revolution said about the changes the revolution was causing. Finally, it will look at the modern day ramifications of the Scientific Revolution and the impact it has today.
THE ADVANCEMENTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
The Scientific Revolution has no certain start or end date, and is a revolution of the mind, not one of the body. It is the period of largest intellectual transformation in the history of the West, taking the intellectual spirit born in the Renaissance and applying it to the questions of the universe. While advances were made in many fields of study, three stand out as genres of particular innovation: astronomy, biology, and physics.
The field of astronomy is the place to begin when talking about the Scientific Revolution, since many historians point to the publication of Copernicus ' De revolutionibus orbium coelestium as the starting point in 1543. This text, quite plainly, introduced the heliocentric theory of the solar system, rejecting the Aristotelian Ptolemaic system of geocentrism. It completely changed the way that people thought of the heavens, though it 's theories were not seen as controversial until 60 years later, when a scientist began using telescopes to prove Copernicus correct. This scientist was Galileo Galilei, an Italian who began using an experimental method of study to understand the heavens, as
THE ADVANCEMENTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
The Scientific Revolution has no certain start or end date, and is a revolution of the mind, not one of the body. It is the period of largest intellectual transformation in the history of the West, taking the intellectual spirit born in the Renaissance and applying it to the questions of the universe. While advances were made in many fields of study, three stand out as genres of particular innovation: astronomy, biology, and physics.
The field of astronomy is the place to begin when talking about the Scientific Revolution, since many historians point to the publication of Copernicus ' De revolutionibus orbium coelestium as the starting point in 1543. This text, quite plainly, introduced the heliocentric theory of the solar system, rejecting the Aristotelian Ptolemaic system of geocentrism. It completely changed the way that people thought of the heavens, though it 's theories were not seen as controversial until 60 years later, when a scientist began using telescopes to prove Copernicus correct. This scientist was Galileo Galilei, an Italian who began using an experimental method of study to understand the heavens, as
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