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Jan 1, 1200
Roger Bacon first begins to favor a system of scientific method and experimentation.
Bacon, in the early 1200s favors the idea of scientific experimentation over the traditional religious ideas of his earlier ancestors. This, he believed was a better way of finding the truth -
Oct 1, 1440
The printing press is invented
When the printing press is invented, it is able to revolutionize the way that the things that are being discovered in the scientific revolution are told to the world. Rather than having to write down and copy by hand all of the books and publishings of the scientific revolution scientists, now they can be printed and copied much easier. This helped the words of the scientific revolution travel across Europe and eventually to the west and the new world -
Jan 1, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes his "heliocentric" theory
In 1543, Copernicus published his "heliocentric" theory which basically said that the earth was not the center of everything and we actually revolved around the sun. This opposed the more popular theory of the time known as the "geocentric" theory which said that the sun revolved around earth -
Jan 1, 1543
Andreas Vesalius Published "On the Fabric of The Human Body"
The work and the illustrations Vesalius had in his book were exceptionally detailed for his time. It helped readers visualize the human body and essentially how everything works together in the body. -
Johannes Kepler publishes his laws of planetary motion
Kepler's laws supported what Copernicus published in 1543. It provided clear and concise evidence to support what Copernicus said. In other words, while Copernicus presented his heliocentric idea, Kepler helped prove it -
Galileo Galilee invents the modern telescope
Before Galileo had invented his telescope, there had been telescopes invented. However, those telescopes could only see 3x the normal eye. Galileo's telescope could see the moon in a detailed perspective. With this telescope, Galileo could now accurately study the moon rather than just see the general shape and details of it. -
"Novum Organum" is Published by Francis Bacon
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William Harvey makes key discoveries involving our veins and arteries
Utilizing modern laboratory experiments, William Harvey studied the circulation of blood. He was able to describe how blood moved through veins and arteries. The working of one of the most key muscles in our body- the heart was also studied by Harvey. -
Galileo Galilee publishes his findings on the heliocentric theory
While Copernicus came up with and originally presented the heliocentric theory, when Galilee published his theory, it actually proved what Copernicus said. With his invention of the telescope he was able to scientifically prove the heliocentric theory. -
René Descartes publishes "Discourse in Method"
René Descartes strongly believed that all assumptions had to be met with questions. "All assumptions have to be made on the basis of known fact", was stated in "Discourse in Method". This book helped him create of well known scientific philosophy. -
Robert Boyle discovers that pressure and temperature affect the space that a gas occupies
Robert Boyle was a pioneer in the study of modern chemistry. His most important discoveries involved the composition of matter and how it changes. Specifically, he discovered that pressure and temperature affect the space that a gas occupies. -
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Discovers Bacteria
When Antoni discovered bacteria, he first called them animalcules. Life forms that had never been seen were things that Antoni studied and eventually wrote about -
Europe hears about calculus from Gottfried Liebnitz
It was heavily debated who actually first invented calculus- Newton or Liebnitz. When the Royal Society was asked to figure out who was first they awarded the first publication to Liebnitz and the original discovery to Newton. Irregardless, it is proven that Europe[e first heard about calculus from Liebnitz. -
Isaac Newtons Publishes Book on Heliocentric theory
Although Galileo and Kepler had proven the heliocentric theory, no one had shown why the heliocentric theory was going on. So, Newton publishes a book on his findings about why the heliocentric theory happens. Newton discovered that, "The force that holds the planets in their orbits and the force that causes objects to fall to earth are one and the same." -
Antoine Lavoisier makes a key discovery about fire
For a long time, people believed that fire was an element. That was of course until Antoine Lavoisier showed that fire was made when a substance rapidly combined with oxygen. The discovery that steam becomes invisible when it mixes with the air was also made by Lavoisier.
