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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Chapter 16 SECTION ONE: -Who were three major Greek scientists that inspired 16th century Europeans? What/ fields were great scientific advancements made that these scientists represented? Aristotle in physics‚ Ptolemy in astronomy‚ and Galen in medicine. -Why did European scientists have to make adjustment to ancient theories? Scientists did not want to abandon theories. Rather‚ they adjusted them. They were forced to do this because they began to notice things that contradicted ancient theories
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AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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because of their contributions to science‚ and life. 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
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Chapter 1 (Pg 3) Environment – All the living and nonliving things around us Inclusive sense (built environment‚ structures‚ urban centers) and broadest sense (complex webs of social relationships/institutions that shape our daily lives) We are a part of the “natural” world and our interactions etc matter Modify our environment – Our actions have enriched our lives (better health‚ greater material wealth‚ mobility‚ leisure time) Impacts – Air & water pollution‚ soil erosion‚ species
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Nicholas Copernicus who was the first modern European to say that the earth revolves around the sun. As Copernicus’ statement reflects what is true in modern science‚ Copernicus is therefore a ’good guy’‚ and others who opposed him must have been religiously or politically biased ’bad guys’. However‚ Copernicus had little in common with present beliefs around astronomy‚ for example‚ he believed the sun was the centre of the universe and there were no other solar systems. When Copernicus’ ideas and
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Ideas about the solar system Our understanding of the solar system has changed over many centuries. Scientists such as Ptolemy‚ Copernicus and Galileo added their ideas to our changing understanding. We observe the universe using a variety of equipment‚ from telescopes to orbiters and landers. Models of the solar system The planets and the Sun orbit the Earth in Ptolemy’s model. Our understanding of the universe has changed over time. Different civilisations have created different models to
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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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There are several people in the world of geology that got us to the things we know today‚ but there were a few who set the base of what we know today. Those few people are: James Hutton‚ Charles Lyell‚ and Nicolaus Steno. Hutton is most widely known for the idea of actualism. Lyell is known for continuing Hutton’s idea and coming up with uniformitarianism‚ and Steno is known for his three principles of sedimentary rocks. James Hutton was a Scottish farmer who set the way of actualism. Actualism
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How did the developments in scientific thought from Copernicus to Newton create a new conception of the universe and of humanity’s place within it? The Scientific Revolution was a time of scientific questioning in which tremendous discoveries were made about the Earth. It has been referred to as “the real origin both of the modern world and the modern mentality” (Mckay‚ 596) and caused the foremost change in the world-view. This revolution occurred for many reasons. Universities were established
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