Renaissance

Changing the way we view science

1500

In the 1500's, many people believed magic was the reason for things we now know are because of science. Along with magic, religion also took place of scientific reasoning. When people started using science, many people didn't believe it. They were in disbelief because it was so different from everything they had thought from the beginning of time. This was the start of the scientific revolution.

Copernicus

1543

Copernicus had brought new theroys to the world that many people didn't believe. His theory was that the center of the universe was the sun. This changed the way people see astronomy. His thinking challenged the way people thought and his idea was something more people disagreed.

Vesalius

1543

Vesalius is important to the scientific revolution because he started the study of astronomy. He didn't agree with Galen's studies about muscles and tissue in the human body. He started his own study of the human body. This is important because we now know more about our body than ever before. This will also help us cure diseases.

Kelper

1609

Kelper helped modify and check Copernicus's earlier theory with new technology than Copernicus didn't have. Although some of Copernicus's ideas were incorrect, he was correct overall. This theory was important because now there was science proof this theory was correct.

Bacon

1637

Bacon believed that science could be developed only by observing things. He didn't believe in anything unless it was a reliable experiment. This was important to the scientific revolution because it made people have to make sure there theory was correct.

Descartes

1637

Descartes is thought to be the leader of the scientific revolution. His ideas lead to advancements in science, philosophy, and math. He knew that all new ideas had to be reliable off facts. This was important because they could now find more reliable ideas because there was fact behind the ideas.

Boyle

1662

He helped starting the modern science of chemistry. This is important because without his studies, we wouldnt have many things and our modern science of chemistry.

Hooke

1662

He studies everything from biology, astronomy, and physics. He is known for his observations under a microscope. this is important because gave opportunities for new ideas.

Leeuwenhoek

1670

Leeuwenhoek used the telescope to discover bacteria. He wrote range of tiny forms never seen before by the human eye. This contributed to the revolution because bacteria can cause people to get sick, if people are getting sick we can start to learn about more medications. So learning about bacteria branched off and could make a bigger revolution.

Newton

1687

Newton published a book building on the work and ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo. He did more experiments and measurements and built more upon Copernicus's thinking. Newton also explained the laws of motion and developed the mathematical means of measuring motions. He had a big impact on science and changed the way people looked at the world.

Views and Inventions

1687

Since Newton came up with new laws it influenced people. His laws of motion and gravitation are applied in the development of everything from automobiles to space travel. Most Europeans still accept god as creator of the universe, they now began to think that creation as a kind of giant mechanical clock.

Liebnitz

1750

Liebnitz developed calculus, a new branch of mathematics. This is relevant to the scientific revolution because this was a new way to prove theories correct and we need calculus in our everyday lives.

Lavoisier

1774

He showed that steam mixes with the air and becomes invisible. He proved that matter change form, but neither can be destroyed or created. This is known as the law of conversation matter. This is important because its the most relevant principles in the study of chemistry.