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1200
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was one of the first people to value scientific experiments of truth. Bacon worked with mathematics, natural sciences and language studies. He knew that mathematics and astronomy had a connection to the business of life and were not just moral activities. Roger was a very important aspect of the scientific revolution because he started it all off. If it were not for him, people in the future like Newton and Galileo might never have even thought about the things we live by today. -
1300
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period of time from the 1300's to the 1700's. The Renaissance was what bridged the Middle Ages and Modern Time. The Renaissance helped to introduce the Scientific Revolution to society. This time period was very significant to the discovery of modern sciences in all of history. It created a lot of change for those who started to believe the scientific side of things. It also changed for people who still wanted to believe things of their religion, and they needed to adjust. -
1440
Printing Press
The printing press was invented in 1440 in Europe. It was very important at the time of the scientific revolution because it enabled a way to publish scientific journals. The discoveries people found and the scientific method were a map to follow for further knowledge, and they needed to be shared with the world. Before the printing press, people had to write out their discoveries by hand making things very expensive. Luckily with this new invention, more people could purchase journals and such. -
1500
Scientific Methods
Scientific methods was unofficially created by Francis Bacon as a way to figure out the world scientifically. The scientific method is using scientific instruments like the thermometer, barometer, microscope, telescope and air pump. Among using instruments like these, the scientific method also includes doing mathematics and using experiments. When a scientist is creating an experiment, it is also important that they repeat the experiment to make sure they are getting the same results as before. -
1543
Andreas Versalius
Versalius did his own studies on the human body and even published "On the Fabric of the Human Body" in 1543. Versalius dissected dead human bodies and changed doctors opinions towards observing medicines based on his findings. He worked with artists to create really detailed diagrams on anatomy. He also studied medicine with his further understanding of the anatomy of the human body. This was important at the time to try and find cures for diseases and understand how humans are created. -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Copernicus was a big contributor to astronomy. He was the one who came up with the heliocentric theory which placed the sun (which was stationary) at the center of the universe, rather than the earth. In 1543 Copernicus published his theory in "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres". He also mentioned that the earth rotates, earths revolution around the sun, and the tilting of its axis. He created a heliocentric model and said that there were only 7 planets before more were discovered. -
Galileo and his Theory of Motion
According to Galileo, he made the trek to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped two cannonballs of different masses off of the Tower. The two cannonballs landed at the same time which changed people's views of falling objects and gravity. Galileo proved that if there is no friction from air, all objects will fall at the same rate. This was an important event because Galileo was able to prove what he was trying to say. People stood at the feet of the tower in awe when they both landed. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a mathematician who helped to prove the heliocentric theory. He helped by coming up with three major laws of planetary motion. This is important because no one believed Copernicus and Kepler was able to find out specific evidence to prove it so that more people would be willing to believe the new theory of how the earth moves. -
William Harvey's Book
This is a page out of the book William Harvey wrote about the circulation of blood. -
William Harvey
William Harvey did a lot of experiments through his studies to look more into the circulation of blood and the heart. Harvey also continued his study into the vascular system. In 1616 he announced his discovery of the circulation of blood within the body. However, it was not until 1628, that Harvey's work 'Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus' was published. The work Harvey did was very important because he worked a lot to find medical advances in physiology. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo started his experiments based on the work of Copernicus. He built his own telescope and studied the stars, drawing what he saw to show the world. In 1610 he published "The Starry Messenger" showing Jupiter's 4 moons, roughness of our moon's surface, and stars invisible to the naked eye. He published again in 1632 all of his findings before he died. Many people refused to believe Galilei and called him a heretic. He was under house arrest because of his beliefs for much of his life. -
René Descartes
Descartes was one of the leaders of the scientific revolution. He aided advances in mathematics, the sciences and philosophy. He also published his book "Discourse on Method" in which he stated that things had to be proven based on facts and experiments. He published this book in 1637. This changed the way people viewed things because people would follow the way Descartes would think about things. This was very important because people would call Descartes the father of modern philosophy. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton developed and proved the universal law of gravity. He said that universal gravitation is when all bodies attract each other. This proved that the earth and other planets moved around the sun. In 1686 Newton discovered and presented the three laws of motion and the mathematical means of measuring motion. Newton's discoveries changed the way people thought because he came up with a new way of seeing things. This was important because of the amazing breakthroughs that changed history. -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle pioneered the modern science of chemistry. He discovered the composition of matter and how it changes. Boyle showed that temperature and pressure affect the space gas occupies. Boyle took much of his time specifically focusing on the behavior of gases and air's role in allowing sound waves to travel. Boyle was a very important figure studying in physics some anatomy and chemistry. He changed the way people thought in those fields by guiding them on a path to success and discovery. -
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek used the microscope to discover protozoa which are single-celled organisms. He called this bacteria animalcules. He was also able to improve the microscope and study bacteria, spermatozoa, blood flow in capillaries, and muscle fibers. He wrote about all his findings because people had never seen these things before. He made a difference in the world because he was able to discover many more things that we would not be able to see without a microscope and share it with anyone he could -
German Gottfried Liebnitz
Liebnitz independently worked on calculus and it so happens that Newton was working on the same thing. So both men together contributed to the discovery and development of calculus. German Gottfried Liebnitz contributed to the scientific revolution by finding more mathematical reasons of explaining things. He was able to help change the views of people and guide them towards having more educated stances. -
Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier
Joseph Priestly discovered the element of oxygen. Antoine Lavoisier named this element oxygen. Lavoisier also said that fire was not an element because fire resulted when a substance combines with oxygen. Lastly, Lavoisier said that steam mixes with the air and becomes invisible, proving matter can change form - the law of conservation of matter. This was important in the study of chemistry. These discoveries were very specific and helped to change views in scientific reasoning.
