Scientific Revolution Significance

The Scientific Revolution was a time period in Europe that lasted from 1550-1700 that refers to the historical changes in thought and belief as well as the changes in social and institutional organization. The scientific revolution began with Nicholas Copernicus who had the idea of a heliocentric cosmos, heliocentric meaning “sun-centered”, all the way to Sir Issac Newton who founded universal laws and a mechanical universe. The scientific revolution was based on a belief in core transformation from cosmology and astronomy to physics. The significance of the scientific revolution is that it is a period that saw a transformation on the fundamentals of multiple scientific ideas such as mathematics, physics, astronomy and biology, as well as there
An example of this is before the Scientific Revolution society believed that when a natural disaster occurred it was because of the gods and the higher powers were mad at them. Rather than taking a scientific approach to figure out why and what happened people just assumed this and had no factual evidence to back up their claims. The scientific revolution allowed the use of questioning assumptions, interpreting observations, researching the unknown and using an open mind to find the truth, rather than assumption. This led to a great deal of scientific findings that changed the way people see the world and changed the way science is used today both in advances in medicine and how we treat illnesses and in how we explain the unknowns of the world. Nowadays society relies on inductive reasoning and extensive research and testing, to solve the unknowns we as society face everyday. This is all due to the findings and the fundamental changes of how we as a society face questions and derive answers to them, based on the philosophy that the Scientific Revolution left
It is best defined by the transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology and ideas between the New World and the Old World between 1492~1800. The Columbian Exchange started after Columbus’ discovery of the Americas in 1492 and impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic. Many animals and plants were being traded in the Columbian exchange which was very important because animals provided a passage into the New World and a new source of transportation, food and even a new labor form. Plants were extremely important because new products came to life which contributed in huge ways to society such as maize and potatoes. Maize was extremely important because it could be stored almost indefinitely and offered an alternative to wheat and it supported economies and sustained great population growth. Also potatoes were great because it could resist cold and grow in thin soil, it was used as cheap food for sailors, the weak European soil was great for growing it and it became a dietary staple in