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1500
the Heliocentric Theory
Nicolaus Copernicus was interested in explaining the movements of the Earth, sun, and moon. Proving or studying this theory started a revolution for scientist. -
Period: 1500 to
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a new way of thinking about the natural world -
1543
"On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies"
Copernicus's theory didn't fully explain why the planets orbited around the sun. But if he published his book he knew scholars and clergy would regent it because of religious views. After publishing his findings in the last year of his life scientist were able to build a solid evidence to from his foundation. -
1581
Galileo Galilei
Just 17 years old Italian student Galileo tested Aristotle's theory that a pendulum swings at a slower rhythm as it approaches its resting place. Using his beating pulse he carefully studied the time of the chandelier;s swings. Galileo's law of the pendulum, that is took the same amount of time for each swing of the pendulum. -
First Microscope
The first microscope was invented by a dutch maker of eyeglasses, Zacharias Janssen in 1590. This allowed for the discovery of the red blood cells and bacteria. -
New Scientist was Born
Johannes Kepler worked with Tycho Brahe who recorded any movements the planets made for several years. Helping him produce "mountains of accurate data based on his observations". After Brahe's death, Kepler continued the work of Brahe concluding that the planets made elliptical orbits instead of circles around the sun. Kepler's law showed that Copernicus's basic thoughts were true. -
Studying the heavens
Galileo successfully built his own telescope. Using his invention to study the heavens. This allowed him to observe the moon, allowing him to see that the moon's surface is rough, not smooth as other scientist believed at the time. -
"Starry Messenger"
With Galileo's astonishing observations he published a series of newsletters called Starry Messenger. His notes stated that Jupiter had four moons, the sun had dark spots, and that the moon had a rough surface. Which demonstrated Aristotle's theory about the moon and stars being made of "pure, perfect substance" was wrong. Galileo's observations supported Copernicus theory. -
Conflict for Galileo
Galileo's discoveries put fear in to the Catholic and Protestant leaders because it was going against what they were teaching. They warned Galileo not to defend Copernicus theories. Which then lead to Galileo standing before the court being threatened with torture. He was then forced to repent everything that he believed in. -
The Sceptical Chymist
Boyle proposed that matter was made up of smaller particles that joined together. He contributed Boyle's law that explains how volume, temperature, and pressure of gas affects each other. He also challenged Aristotle's idea that there was only four elements including, earth, air, fire, and water. -
Red blood cells seen for the first time
Dutch drapery merchant and amateur scientist Anton Van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria in tooth scraping and saw red blood cells for the first time. This proved that people did not come to life just because, it proved that other organisms showed us the truth. He used maggots, grubs, and other organisms to help with this discovery. -
First thermostat
The Dutch physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit used Evangelista Torricelli invention of the mercury barometer to create the first mercury thermometer. This taught scientists that water froze at 32 degrees. -
Vaccine to prevent smallpox
Jenner created a vaccine that managed to keep more people alive with the smallpox. This was a beneficial cowpox but was also dangerous because they didn't know if it would work
