How Did The Scientific Revolution Change Throughout The 1600's
The Scientific Revolution brought about many changes and affected many different aspects of society. The ideals that were shared during this time threatened the stability of the church. Nicholas Copernicus believed that the Earth was heliocentric, or circled around the sun, which was in contrast to Claudius Ptolemy who believed that the Earth was geocentric, or centered around the Earth. Fiero, 2015, pg. 78. 112) These two are examples of some of our early revolutionary thinkers. Throughout the 1600’s we would see more great thinkers rise to the occasion and continue to question, expanding on their curiosities. One of those men, Giodano Bruno, preceded Galileo and Kepler, but the theories and scientific discoveries of Bruno’s life influenced
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He would go on to spend the next 15 years wandering, teaching astronomy and Latin. He attempted to join the religion again, but it was short lived. He was excommunicated by the Calvins and the Luthren because he questioned some of their core beliefs. He believed that God and the Universe were synonymous. He believed that if God was infinite, then so was our Universe. Neil Degrasse Tyson took that idea a step further in an interview with 60 Minutes in 2015. He said that we are made of Stardust. In that the collapse and then rebirth of stars, creates the foundations for planetary formation which then, as with Earth, produces life. Both Bruno and Degrasse Tyson believe that the Universe is infinite and there is the possibility of other life out there in other solar systems. These beliefs are what brought about the end for Bruno. When he was 42, Bruno was to be sheltered and cared for by a man named Giovanni Moeno in exchange for Bruno’s knowledge. Instead, Moeno locked Giodano Bruno in his study and then turned him and his work into the Holy Office. He was tried briefly in Venice and then sent to Rome to be tried in front of the Pope. Bruno stood fast in his beliefs, under threat of torture and
He would go on to spend the next 15 years wandering, teaching astronomy and Latin. He attempted to join the religion again, but it was short lived. He was excommunicated by the Calvins and the Luthren because he questioned some of their core beliefs. He believed that God and the Universe were synonymous. He believed that if God was infinite, then so was our Universe. Neil Degrasse Tyson took that idea a step further in an interview with 60 Minutes in 2015. He said that we are made of Stardust. In that the collapse and then rebirth of stars, creates the foundations for planetary formation which then, as with Earth, produces life. Both Bruno and Degrasse Tyson believe that the Universe is infinite and there is the possibility of other life out there in other solar systems. These beliefs are what brought about the end for Bruno. When he was 42, Bruno was to be sheltered and cared for by a man named Giovanni Moeno in exchange for Bruno’s knowledge. Instead, Moeno locked Giodano Bruno in his study and then turned him and his work into the Holy Office. He was tried briefly in Venice and then sent to Rome to be tried in front of the Pope. Bruno stood fast in his beliefs, under threat of torture and