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Scientific Revolution

  • 168

    Ptolemy

    Ptolemy
    "Ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician, Ptolemy´s geocentric views on the structure of the universe dominated astronomy."
    D. (2016, March). Scientific Revolution. Retrieved August 10, 2017, from https://quizlet.com/5670508/scientific-revolution-flash-cards/
  • 210

    Galen

    Galen
    "Ancient Greek physician, his work was the centerpiece of traditional biology and anatomy that had lasted through the Middle Ages."
    The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700). (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/terms.html
  • 1500

    Beginnings

    Beginnings
    "The scientific Revolution started in Europe and it was because Europeans were influenced by Ottoman and Renaissance scholars and they began to question Church authority and people began to think in a very logic way of why estrange things happened." The Scientific Revoltion. (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from https://www.etownschools.org/cms/lib/PA01000774/Centricity/Domain/629/The%20Scientific%20Revolution101.pdf
  • 1543

    On the Fabric of the Human Body

    On the Fabric of the Human Body
    "Andreas Vesalius publishes On the Fabric of the Human Body. This is considered to be the first great modern work of science and the foundation of modern biology. In it, Vesalius makes unprecedented observations about the structure of the human body." The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700). (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/timeline.html
  • 1550

    Royal Society of London

    Royal Society of London
    "The Royal Society of London brought together the greatest minds of the region in efforts to advance science through cooperation. The Royal Society of London, and other scientific societies that grew up in Europe during the later seventeenth century, contributed greatly to the scientific progress made." Sparknotes. (2014). The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700). 19/01/2014, de sparknotes. Sitio web: http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/terms.html
  • 1560

    The Need to "Change"

    The Need to "Change"
    “The change to the medieval idea of science occurred for four reasons: collaboration, the derivation of new experimental methods, the ability to build on the legacy of existing scientific philosophy, and institutions that enabled academic publishing.” Boundless. "Roots of the Scientific Revolution." Boundless World History Boundless, 26 nov.. 2016. Retrieved 10 ago.. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/world-history/textbooks/boundless-world-history-textbook/the-age-of-enlightenment
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey
    "He discovered the circulation of blood. by dissecting both, living and dead animals, he became convinced that the Ancient Greek anatomist Galen´s about blood movement must be wrong." (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/General-Information-and-Biographies/Harvey-William.html
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler
    "Johannes Kepler was an astronomy scientist, he identified the orbits of the planets were ellipses (ovals) not circular as Copernicus had thought. Galileo used a telescope to apply his understanding of motion and further validate Copernicus's heliocentric theory. His observations of Venus helped confirm it." SparkNotes Editors. (n.d.). SparkNote on Kepler and Gravitation. Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://www.sparknotes.com/physics/gravitation/kepler/
  • Heliocentric Theory

    Heliocentric Theory
    "Most people were unwilling to believe Copernicus's theory because The Bible stated that the earth was the center of the universe and if this truth was wrong people could cast doubt on other teachings of the church." Alicianicole07. (2007). The Scientific Revolution and Renaissance and Reformation. 17/03/2007, de Quizlet Sitio web: https://quizlet.com/21125179/the-scientific-revolution-and-renaissance-and-reformation-flash-cards/
  • The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

    The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
    "Later the scientific revolution ended in 1687, Newton finished his greatest work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), the last "great" work in the western intellectual tradition to be published in Latin. It was this work, commonly called the Principia." S. K. (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture7a.html