Scientific Revolution

Alchemy

Jan 1, 1200

The whole revolution started when Alchemists would use what people believed were spells and magic to transform substances. Formulas were also used.

Astronomy

Jan 2, 1200

The next advancement was when humans started to place together space and the stars. Philosophers made predictions involving astronomy and this lead to religion versus science.

Roger Bacon

Jan 3, 1200

Roger Bacon was a trendsetter in the mind of scientific philosophies. Some still believed that the mysteries of the world were all connected by ancient beliefs and religion. Bacon was an important figure who brought the scientific experimentation to peoples minds.

Renaissance

Jan 4, 1200

This time period was when curiosity was introduced and people started to look into curiosity, investigation, and discovery. People began to question their past thoughts.

The New Study of Nature

Jan 5, 1200

This is when scientists started to disagree with their past ideas and conducted new tools for use. These included scientific instruments, mathematics, and experiments. This helped them measure which lead to the creation of the scientific method.

Physics

Jan 6, 1200

Areas of study were formed and physics was one of them. This portion focused on energy and the properties of matter.

Anatomy

Jan 7, 1200

This area of study was focused on the human body. Though this was usually done with dead bodies, it greatly demonstrated what we study and know today.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Jan 8, 1200

After Ptolemy's theory that the Earth was the center of the universe, Copernicus abandoned this theory. He issued this theory because it made sense to what the world already know about astronomy. Many disagreed with this theory when it was published.

Johannes Kepler

Jan 9, 1200

Kepler was one of the testers of Copernicus's theories. His method was to use math and models. After facing adversity in his predictions not working perfectly, he pressed on and eventually proved the heliocentric theory correct.

Galileo Galilei

Jan 10, 1200

Galileo started with examining the heavens with his telescope, though many did not approve of this device. He goal was also to prove the heliocentric theory. After publishing his project, a large reaction was gained.

Isaac Newton

Jan 11, 1200

Issac Newton greatly advanced the Scientific Revolution. In short, some of his greatest accomplishments were his proposition of the law of universal gravitation and his laws of motion.

Andreas Vesalius

Jan 12, 1200

This man worked off of the art and studies of Leonardo da Vinci. His main area of focus was anatomy. He explained to the world about how the human worked and was built.

Rene Descartes

Jan 13, 1200

This man is known to be the "leader of the scientific revolution". He affected the areas of math, science, and philosophy. He built a strong questioning method as well.

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Jan 14, 1200

This man discovered bacteria with the use of a microscope. This made a difference being something that was never seen by the human eye before.

Continuation of Revolution

Jan 15, 1200

The amount of information and knowledge acquired by humans in this time period was amazing and vast. All of these events lead us to where we are today as we continue to advance in science.