How Did Copernicus Contribute To The Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution marked the end of the Renaissance, and with it the beginning of the modern world view, and its contributions. The rise of the Renaissance brought about contributions from myriads of different subjects such as physics, astronomy, and chemistry. These scientific views helped change the way that we view our world now. The Scientific Revolution began in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance period, which was the revival of art, literature and architecture. The Scientific Revolution ended in the 1700’s with the start of the Enlightenment.
There were several philosophers who played a role in the Scientific Revolution such as Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes. Amidst one of these great philosophers was Copernicus. He lived at the peak of the Renaissance. Copernicus with his insight brought about drastic change. His ideas went away from the ancient and medieval ways and shifted to what was soon to be called the modern era. Science was beginning to become popular within the Scientific Revolution. Many scientists looked for ways to explain the issue of the planets. They became fascinated with astronomy and outer planets. Because of this Copernicus sought the solution to help explain the issue with the planets. He …show more content…
stated that the orbital movements of the planets were due to a math formula. Copernicus was known for his strong suit of astronomer and mathematician, which helped him recognize the errors in the existing cosmology. However, according to Greek authority they had followed the observations made by Aristotle which believed that the planets and sun orbited around the Earth. Moreover, there came about the notion of the heliocentric theory which explained the movement of the heavens and the motion of the Sun as the Earth’s daily rotation went about on its axis. Copernicus came up with the idea of ordering the planets outward from the Sun, by stating the following order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
The Scientific Revolution went strongly against religious teachings. It brought about many questions in relation to God and man. With the new sciences, it brought about the idea that after the creation, God had removed himself from further involvement in nature, and that the world was running its own way. Society had always looked to the Roman Catholic Church for help, they believed the teachings that the church taught and never once did they question it. But with science slowly emerging on the scene there was conflict with the church and science. With the emergence of these new ideas, many religious leaders believed that the church was slowly becoming secularized with Greek philosophy. There was a growing fear in the church, that as further scientific ideas expanded, no one would have faith in the church.
On the other hand, you have Galileo, who played a role in the Scientific Revolution, he brought further advances to the role of science.
He discovered that there were mountains on the moon, spots on the sun and many moons on Jupiter. He also discovered the numerous individual stars in the Milky Way. Galileo stated that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun. In the year of 1633, began Galileo’s trial -for his belief that the Earth revolves around the sun. His belief was viewed as heretical with the church. Galileo had always been a supporter of the Copernican theory. Yet, the Inquisition tried to get Galileo to confess that the things that he had conjured were heretical. Galileo was put under house arrest and died in
1642.
Lastly, we have Descartes who believed that the atoms provided an explanation of the Copernican world. Descartes was known to be a believer, and believed that these atoms were not just randomized. But instead that there had to be someone greater that was able to control their motion - God. It wasn’t until Newton’s discovery that science had made another scientific discovery – realizing that it was in fact gravity that had held the planets in motion. Gravity was the thing that caused the apples to fall from the tree and was able to cause the planets to orbit around the sun. Because of Newton’s contributions to the Scientific Revolution, all of these questions imposed by earlier philosophers were able to be answered. The Scientific Revolution not only changed the way man viewed the world, but it also asserted and answered why the earth was the way that it was and what caused the planets to move.
There were several philosophers who played a role in the Scientific Revolution such as Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes. Amidst one of these great philosophers was Copernicus. He lived at the peak of the Renaissance. Copernicus with his insight brought about drastic change. His ideas went away from the ancient and medieval ways and shifted to what was soon to be called the modern era. Science was beginning to become popular within the Scientific Revolution. Many scientists looked for ways to explain the issue of the planets. They became fascinated with astronomy and outer planets. Because of this Copernicus sought the solution to help explain the issue with the planets. He …show more content…
stated that the orbital movements of the planets were due to a math formula. Copernicus was known for his strong suit of astronomer and mathematician, which helped him recognize the errors in the existing cosmology. However, according to Greek authority they had followed the observations made by Aristotle which believed that the planets and sun orbited around the Earth. Moreover, there came about the notion of the heliocentric theory which explained the movement of the heavens and the motion of the Sun as the Earth’s daily rotation went about on its axis. Copernicus came up with the idea of ordering the planets outward from the Sun, by stating the following order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
The Scientific Revolution went strongly against religious teachings. It brought about many questions in relation to God and man. With the new sciences, it brought about the idea that after the creation, God had removed himself from further involvement in nature, and that the world was running its own way. Society had always looked to the Roman Catholic Church for help, they believed the teachings that the church taught and never once did they question it. But with science slowly emerging on the scene there was conflict with the church and science. With the emergence of these new ideas, many religious leaders believed that the church was slowly becoming secularized with Greek philosophy. There was a growing fear in the church, that as further scientific ideas expanded, no one would have faith in the church.
On the other hand, you have Galileo, who played a role in the Scientific Revolution, he brought further advances to the role of science.
He discovered that there were mountains on the moon, spots on the sun and many moons on Jupiter. He also discovered the numerous individual stars in the Milky Way. Galileo stated that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun. In the year of 1633, began Galileo’s trial -for his belief that the Earth revolves around the sun. His belief was viewed as heretical with the church. Galileo had always been a supporter of the Copernican theory. Yet, the Inquisition tried to get Galileo to confess that the things that he had conjured were heretical. Galileo was put under house arrest and died in
1642.
Lastly, we have Descartes who believed that the atoms provided an explanation of the Copernican world. Descartes was known to be a believer, and believed that these atoms were not just randomized. But instead that there had to be someone greater that was able to control their motion - God. It wasn’t until Newton’s discovery that science had made another scientific discovery – realizing that it was in fact gravity that had held the planets in motion. Gravity was the thing that caused the apples to fall from the tree and was able to cause the planets to orbit around the sun. Because of Newton’s contributions to the Scientific Revolution, all of these questions imposed by earlier philosophers were able to be answered. The Scientific Revolution not only changed the way man viewed the world, but it also asserted and answered why the earth was the way that it was and what caused the planets to move.