The Scientific Revolution

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The Scientific Revolution was a time period in Europe starting in the mid-1500s.

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It was a period where new ways of thinking about the natural world emerged.

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The ideas of ancient scientists and the Catholic Church were challenged.

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New scientists in Europe questioned the ideas of Greeks, Romans, and the Catholic Church.

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Image of an early scientific instrument, possibly a telescope.

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Represents the advancements in scientific tools during the Scientific Revolution.

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Scientific Revolution impact on Europe

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During the Scientific Revolution, Europe experienced a time when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, and anatomy changed the ways Europeans viewed the world.

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Flowchart of the Scientific Method

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The scientific method is a logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas. It involves making observations, forming a question, creating a hypothesis, making predictions, and testing those predictions.

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Old Science

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Scholars relied on ancient authorities, church teachings, common sense, and reasoning to explain the physical world.

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New Science

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Scholars began to use observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning to gather knowledge and draw conclusions about the physical world.

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Science before the 1500s

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A mix of ancient ideas and church teachings; old scientific beliefs were not challenged.

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Science in the 1500s

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A rational approach emerged, focusing on observation, experiments, and scientific reasoning.

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Everything was questioned and nothing was assumed to be true; it had to be PROVEN true.

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This reflects the essence of scientific inquiry.