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Jan 2, 1490
Who decided the Correctness of Information
"Before1500, scholars generally decided what was true or false by referring to an ancient Greece of Roman author or to the Bible" (Pearson) -
Jan 1, 1500
Ideas being challenged
"Beginning in the mid-1500's,a few scholars published works that challenged the ideas of the ancient thinkers and the church"(Pearson) -
Jan 1, 1500
Copernicus
" In the early 1500's, Copernicus became interested in an old Greek idea that the sun stood at the center of the Universe" ( Pearson). -
Jan 1, 1525
New Solar System
"After studying planetary movements for more than 25 years, Copernicus reasoned that indeed, the stars, the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun"( Pearson) -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus's Theory
"Copernicus publishes Heliocentric theory"(Pearson -
Jan 1, 1581
Galileo's New Law
" Each swing of the pendulum took exactly the same amount of time. Galileo had discovered the law of the pendulum"( Pearson) -
Galileo's Studies
" After making some improvements, Galileo used his telescope to study the heaven"( Pearson) -
Galileo's Books
" He published a series of newsletters called "Starry Messenger", which described his astonishing observations"( Pearson) -
Catholic Church vs Galileo
" The Catholic Church warned Galileo not to defend the ideas of Copernicus"(Pearson) -
Copernicus in Galileo's Book
"This book presented the ideas of both Copernicus and Ptolemy, but clearly showed that Galileo supported the Copernicus theory"( Pearson). -
Work Cited
Pearson. "The Scientific Revolution." 22..1 (n.d.): 545-50. Online. Web. 19 May 2017. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/enlightenment/15baaa3544b12783?projector=1.