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The Scientific Revolution

By brgilber
  • Martin Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses

  • On the Fabric of the Human Body published by Vesalius
    Jan 1, 1543

    On the Fabric of the Human Body published by Vesalius

    Dissected human bodies; overthrew many of Galen's theories.
  • Copernicus "On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres"
    May 24, 1543

    Copernicus "On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres"

    Heliocentric; Scientific Revolution
  • Period: Jan 16, 1556 to

    King Phillip II of Spain

    "Most Catholic King"; Ruler of Spain
  • Period: Sep 7, 1558 to

    Elizabeth I Rules England

    Last Monarch of Tudor Dynasty
  • Period: Mar 1, 1562 to

    French Wars of Religion

    French Calvinists called Huguenots (led by Henry of Navarre) fought against the Catholic Valois
  • The Starry Messenger published by Galileo

    The Starry Messenger published by Galileo

    Galileo states that the heavenly bodies (i.e. the moon and planets) are composed of the same materials as Earth.
  • Period: to

    Thirty Years War

    Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperors fighting Protestant nobles in Bohemia
  • Francis Bacon establishes Scientific Method

    Francis Bacon establishes Scientific Method

  • Discourse on Method published by Rene Descartes

    Discourse on Method published by Rene Descartes

    Father of modern rationalism; "I think, therefore I am."
  • Period: to

    English Civil War

  • Period: to

    Reign of Louis XIV

  • First Book of the Principia published by Issac Newton

    First Book of the Principia published by Issac Newton

    The Principia defines Newton's three laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation.

  • The Glorious Revolution