Impact of the Scientific Revolution on Astronomy

  • Period: Jan 1, 1543 to

    The Scientific Revolution

    Aristotle's theory that the earth was the center of the universe and the universe was only considered to be part of what is considered our solar system today.
  • Sep 30, 1543

    Aristotle's Theory

    Aristotle's Theory
    Aristotle's theory that the earth was the center of the universe and the universe was only considered to be part of what is considered our solar system today.
  • Women in Astronomy

    Women in Astronomy
    At the turn of the 20th century women began to play a role in the discoveries of astronomy such as Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie Jump Cannon, and Maria Mitchell.
  • Discovery of Galaxies

    Discovery of Galaxies
    The existence of the Earth's galaxy, the Milky Way, as a separate group of stars, was proved, along with the existence of "external" galaxies
  • Forms of Light- Growing Fielda

    Forms of Light- Growing Fielda
    Scientists began discovering forms of light which were invisible to the naked eye which had a major impact on astronomy,growing the fields of infrared astronomy, radio astronomy, x-ray astronomy and gamma-ray astronomy
  • The End- A New Beggining

    The End- A New Beggining
    The world is destroyed because of destructuion to the ozone layer. but there will be another world.