Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution

The Renaissance paved the way

• Rise of Humanism

• Increase in

  knowledge and

  education

• Access to works of

  ancient empires

• Willingness to ask

  questions

Changing the Way We See Things

• Individuals and scientists began to explore new ideas and pose new theories

• New ideas were not always accepted right away

• In some countries, these new theories were illegal

Multiple Choice

Why were some people punished for new theories and ideas?

• It went against what was accepted

• The King was the only one allowed to pose new ideas

• Peasants were not allowed to study the universe

• People thought it was witchcraft and sorcery

Ptolemy

• Geocentric Theory

• developed in 150CE

• The idea that the earth stays in one place at the center of the universe

Multiple Choice

According to Ptolemy, what was the stationary center of the universe?

• sun

• moon

• earth

• stars

Copernicus

• Heliocentric Theory

• started declaring his ideas around 1510-1514

• believed that the size and speed of each planet's orbit depended on its distance from the sun.

• Seen as a heretic for his theories

Multiple Choice

In the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, what is the center of the universe?

• sun

• moon

• stars

• earth

Kepler

• defended the heliocentric theory

• elliptical orbit (sun as focus, planet size is constant, orbital period is dependant on orbit)

• attributed it as God's design, but was not welcomed by the church

Multiple Choice

How did the church feel about Kepler's planetary laws?

• They completely disagreed and hated it.

• They loved it and quickly adopted the theory into their teachings

• They loved the theory, but they did not like Kepler, so they refused to teach it.

Galileo

• telescope

• by 1609 he could see the universe at 20x lens strength

• paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system

• considered a heretic and placed under house arrest for the rest of his life

Newton

• Law of Gravity

• Newton's law of universal gravitation- explain movements of the planets and the sun

• Laws of Motion - Newton's laws of motion were three fundamental laws of physics that laid the foundation for classical mechanics.

• Reflecting telescopes

Multiple Select

Which are laws of motion from Newton's theory?

• An object will continue moving until a force opposes it

• Heavier objects require more force to accelerate

• every action has an equal and opposite reaction

• Smaller objects cannot travel as far as larger objects

• Objects always move at a speed of 9.64 revolutions

Religious Views and Scientific Theories

• Catholic Church believed it was heresy

• Church of England was more tolerant

Multiple Choice

Why was the Catholic church against many scientists during this time?

• The church wanted to be the one making discoveries

• The church preached that science was a sin.

• The church felt like it was losing power.

• The scientists openly refused to believe in God.