The Scientific Revolution Pt. I

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What was the Scientific Revolution?

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A series of events from the 1500s-1700s that marked the emergence of modern science, occurring alongside the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation.

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A step-by-step process to ask and answer scientific questions, making hypotheses instead of assumptions and building off itself even if previous conclusions were inaccurate.

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What is the Scientific Method?

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Who proposed the first version of the Scientific Method?

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Aristotle, and it was rediscovered via Muslim Scholars and further refined.

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What did Nicholas Copernicus contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

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In 1543, he published 'On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres', proving the planetary system is Heliocentric (Sun centered).

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What did Andreus Vesalius contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

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In 1543, he published 'On the Fabric of the Human Body', correcting Galen's mistakes and drawing detailed illustrations.

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What were Galileo Galilei's contributions to science?

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He measured the swing of a pendulum, proved that gravity applies its force to all things equally, and confirmed Copernicus's heliocentric conclusions using his telescope.

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What was the fate of Galileo Galilei?

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He was accused of heresy, faced the Inquisition, recanted his writings in 1633 to avoid torture, and was confined to house arrest for the last nine years of his life.