The Scientific Revolution

What major historical events preceded the Scientific Revolution?

• The Renaissance and the Enlightenment

• The Black Death and the 30 Years' War

• The Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution

• The American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars

What was the central insight of the Scientific Revolution?

• The Earth is the center of the universe

• The universe is infinite

• The Earth is flat

• The Sun is the center of the universe

Who published 'On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres'?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

What did Johannes Kepler discover about planetary motion?

• Planets do not move

• Planets move in square orbits

• Planets move in perfectly circular orbits

• Planets move in elliptical orbits

What was Galileo's major conflict with the Catholic Church?

• His support for the heliocentric theory

• His invention of the telescope

• His discovery of new stars

• His belief in astrology

What did Galileo observe with his telescope that challenged the Church's beliefs?

• The rings of Saturn

• The moons of Jupiter

• The craters on the moon

• The spots on the sun

What did Francis Bacon advocate for in scientific inquiry?

• Use of inductive reasoning

• Reliance on ancient texts

• Belief in alchemy

• Faith in divine intervention

What is René Descartes famous for saying?

• To be or not to be

• The unexamined life is not worth living

• I think therefore I am

• Eureka!

What was Isaac Newton's major work that encapsulated his findings?

• Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

• The Advancement of Learning

• On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

• Principia Mathematica

What did Newton's laws of motion help to quantify?

• Atoms, molecules, cells, and organisms

• Light, sound, heat, and electricity

• Time, space, energy, and matter

• Mass, inertia, force, velocity, and acceleration