In the sixteenth and seventeenth centaury in Europe there were was a scientific triumph that led to insight and new information of astronomy. Scientist such as Copernicus‚ Kepler‚ Galileo‚ and newton questioned the scientific methods of Ptolemy and Aristotle. These scientists changed the beliefs of their followers to create a more modern way of life. In the sixteenth century‚ the beliefs of Aristotelian-Ptolemaic were accepted by society. The geocentric theory was one of many that was created
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thinkers believed their hypothesis but were unsure as to why the earth was in the center‚ salvation can only occur on earth so g-d placed it there—one train of thought Mathermatics and science became the answers to solving Earth’s mysteries Niccolaus Copernicus (1473- 1543) Heliocentric model: sun in center‚ circular (epicycle) orbit around On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres: theory published 1543 Critics disagree stating it is un-christian and illogical Disagreed with their theology main leaders
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The first one‚ Copernicus‚ the second one‚ Isaac Newton‚ and the last one‚ Galileo Gallilei. The Scientific Revolution has impacted Science in a super powerful way. It has rebuilt it and remodeled it. It made Science what it is today. You might know that the planets and stars revolve around the SUN not the Earth. Who discovered that‚ you may ask? Well‚ Copernicus did. Copernicus was born in 19 Febuary‚ of 1473 in the Kingdom of Poland. He was a Renaissance and Reformation era‚
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elaborate observations. Galileo was born on February 15‚ 1564 in Italy. He started the University of Pisa with the interest of going to medical school. Galileo was very intelligent with immense amounts of talent. He had many interests in mathematics and physics when attending the University. This is where Galileo was first open to the worldviews of Aristotle and the scientific ideas that were approved of by the Roman Catholic Church. Like majority of the intellectuals of the time‚ Galileo accepted the predestined
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have provided to defend their idea? Nicolas Copernicus‚ in the 1500s‚ proposed a different idea; very different from the idea that the sky revolved around the earth. Copernicus suggested that the Sun was at the center and the Earth‚ along with other planets‚ moved
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today if these discoveries made by these great scientists never took place? Although the Renaissance was a time of change and discoveries it did not compare to all the changes that took place with the minds of these great scientists such as Bacon‚ Newton Galileo and Locke. These men really transformed the society by describing knowledge in terms of human experience rather than Biblical beliefs. Conclusion The changes made from the Renaissance to the scientific revolution was a huge one in history
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Renaissance supported the theory of Copernicus. Copernicus and Galileo are examples of great men that brought about a revolution during the Renaissance. They stood for scientific principles even when religion or authority told them differently. Galileo was also a famous astronomer during the Renaissance and he built on the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. Galileo created the first telescope that could be used in astronomy and he made many discoveries with it. Galileo is credited with discovering
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and beliefs of scientists and many other people at earlier times. One of the scientists who made a great contribution to the Scientific Revolution was Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish
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February 24‚ 2011 Thesis Statement: Nicolas Copernicus Heliocentrism helped to revolutionize science and catapult man into space. Introduction: Early science and astronomers believed the earth to be the center of the universe; this was known as the Geocentric Model. Prior to the 17th Century the Catholic Church held onto and defended the Geocentric Model as the divine order of planetary alignment and man’s hierarchy in the universe. Nicolas Copernicus introduced the heliocentric model when most
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generally accepting people. the uneducated had no problems believing what they were told. this was the common feeling until a few "radical" scientists began to question things. the Roman Catholic Church persecuted such notable scientists as Copernicus and Galileo for their beliefs. the method of questioning developed by 17th century scientists became known as scientific metthod. this process included forming a hypotheses and testing it. if this hypotheses was proved wrong‚ then a new hypotheses was
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