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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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    History. the renaissance. -rebirth;period of west european’s history where there was a great philosophical and artistic movement. -14th to 17th century before the renaissance -decline in middle ages -focuses were mainly on rural and agricultural -writings mostly concerned with the Church -feudalism to national monarchies -man became interested with the affairs of the world; they began to drift from the Church; they started to question life; -crusades origin of italian renaisance the renaissance

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    Revolution as the most significant event of the 17th century. Through the discoveries made by astronomers during the Scientific Revolution‚ the expanse and mysteries of the Universe were revealed to the people of the 17th century. Men like CopernicusGalileo‚ and Kepler gave birth to cosmic discovery and human acknowledgement of the universe. In addition‚ the Scientific Revolution helped to inspire others to pursue a deeper understanding and greater knowledge of the growing world of scientific discovery

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    The Enlightenment period was a time of many questions. There is always something to discover‚ or learn more about. Throughout this time‚ people like Copernicus‚ Ptolemy‚ Aristotle‚ Galileo‚ and the Pythagoreans made so many observations and theories that shaped our world into what it is today. From them‚ we learned things such as how the universe was a “perfect circle” (Hartner). Yet‚ those theories and hypotheses need evidence and reliable sources‚ which makes many people question their findings

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    Scientific Revolution Nicolas Copernicus 1473 - 1543 Tycho Brahe 1546-1601 Johannes Kepler 1571 -1630 Galileo Galilei 1564- 1642 Isaac Newton 1642- 1726 Nicolas Copernicus 1473 - 1543 Nicolas Copernicus Nicolas Copernicus wrote a brief statement which essentially said we live in a heliocentric solar system and that the sun is the center of everything. Against the church however the church didn’t seem to care that Copernicus was announcing his belief. Because his statement was poorly written

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    Chapter 16 Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Western Europe Chapter 18 Toward A New World View Chapter Outline I. Seventeenth-Century Crisis and Rebuilding A. Economic and Demographic Crisis 1. The vast majority of seventeenth-century Europeans lived in the countryside. 2. Bread was the primary element of most people’s diet. 3. Rural society lived on the edge of subsistence. 4. Poor weather put additional stress on

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    obtain. {CONT.} Often times‚ like in the case of Galileo‚ the church would find scientists’

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