scientific revolution

By victoralejandrogonzalez
  • May 1, 1543

    - Nicholas Copernicus published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

    May 1543- Nicholas Copernicus published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
    Felt the geocentric system of the universe was too complicated
    Asserted the heliocentric conception of the universe was more accurate
  • May 1, 1543

    Johannes Kepler used mathematical data to arrive at the laws of planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler used mathematical data to arrive at the laws of planetary motion

  • Galileo Galilei constructs his first telescope and turns it toward the heavens

    1609 -- Galileo Galilei constructs his first telescope and turns it toward the heavens; his instruments begin at magnifications of approximately 3X and 10X, the most powerful achieving a magnification of 30X, an instrument he eventually gave away as a gift

  • Galileo published the starry messenger

    Galileo Galilei- made observations using the telescope
    Discovered mountains on the Moon, four moons revolving around Jupiter, and sun spots
    Published The Starry Messenger in 1610

  • Francis Bacon- developed the scientific method

    Francis Bacon- developed the scientific method

  • robert boyle created the boyle's law

    is an experimental gas law that describes how the pressure of a gas tends to increase as the volume of the container decreases. A modern statement of Boyle's law is The absolute pressure exerted by a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the volume it occupies if the temperature and amount of gas remain unchanged within a closed system.

  • René Descartes' Treatise on Man is published posthumously arguing that human anatomy and physiology can be understood by means of mechanical principles.

    1662 -- René Descartes' Treatise on Man is published posthumously arguing that human anatomy and physiology can be understood by means of mechanical principles.

  • 1666: The French Academy of Science is founded.

    1666: The French Academy of Science is founded.

  • 1677: Anton von Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), using a microscope, discovers male spermatoza.

    1677: Anton von Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), using a microscope, discovers male spermatoza.

  • 1678: Christian Huygens (1629-1695) proposes the wave theory of light.

    1678: Christian Huygens (1629-1695) proposes the wave theory of light.

  • Isaac Newton first published on gravity

    Isaac Newton first published on gravity in "Principia Mathematica," which was released in July, 1687. A section of "Principia Mathematica" called "Discourse concerning Gravity and its Properties," was read to the Royal Society on April 21, 1686, in preparation for the publication of the book

  • 1687: Isaac Newton (1642-1727) publishes his Principia Mathematica.

    1687: Isaac Newton (1642-1727) publishes his Principia Mathematica.

  • Isaac Newton (1642-1727) publishes the first edition of his Opticks

    1704 -- Isaac Newton (1642-1727) publishes the first edition of his Opticks, based on work done during his days a Cambridge, including a series of speculations about nature and natural philosophy under enumerated as "Queries".

  • Carolus Linnaeus publishes his Systema Naturae, which establishes the science of taxonomy.

    1735: Carolus Linnaeus publishes his Systema Naturae, which establishes the science of taxonomy.

  • Invented a system of naming the chemical elements

    Antoine Lavoisier
    Invented a system of naming the chemical elements

  • : Antoine Lavoisier publishes his treatise on chemistry, laying the foundation for the modern theory of chemical elements.

    1789: Antoine Lavoisier publishes his treatise on chemistry, laying the foundation for the modern theory of chemical elements.