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1200
Roger Bacon
An English philosopher and scientist of the 1200's. He studied at Oxford. He was viewed as the leading scholar of his time. He was one of the first to like system of scientific experimenting. This is how he started thinking. -
1500
Renaissance
Encouraged curiosity, investigation, discovery and the practical application of the knowledge of nature to everyday life -
1500
Study of Nature
Scientist began viewing things that did not match the traditional explanation, because of this early scientists started to question ancient beliefs. They used three new tools, Scientific instruments, mathematics and experiments. This new approach to study and knowledge was the start of the scientific revolution. -
1543
nicolaus copernicus
He discard the Geocentric (earth-centered) theory. The theory that the sun and the other planets moved around Earth. He argued that the Sun was the center of the universe, the heliocentric theory. His theory explained many of the known facts about astronomy. This is an example of someone questioning the traditional explanation -
1543
Andreas vesalius
He refused to accept descriptions of human muscles and tissues written by Galen 400 years earlier, So he did his own studies to see how the body was constructed. He published a seven volume book called on the fabric of the human body. It helped readers gain a visual understanding of the many complicated systems of the body and how they work together.This is an example of questioning the traditional explanation and using sciences as explanation instead. -
1543
william harvey
He made important contributions to Vesalius's book. He focused on the circulation of blood and how blood moved through veins and arteries. He also observed the heart. -
johannes kepler
Copernicus did not have the instruments or the mathematics to prove his theory. But Johannes Kepler was a brilliant mathematician who was able to test Copernicus's theory. He found that some of the ideas which Copernicus based his theory on were wrong but Kepler was still able to prove the heliocentric theory correct. Kepler published his laws of planetary motion in 1609. This is an example of someone using science to prove the questioning right. -
francis bacon
He is the guy who said that you cant trust something unless it is backed up or proven physically. -
galileo kepler
Galileo invented the Telescope. He was able to see things no one had ever seen before. Using these observations he argued that not every planet/moon revolves around Earth. When he published his work in 1632 it caused an uproar. Many scholars who still believed the geocentric theory refused to accept Galileo's findings. Some said that his theory contradicted the bible, and that the telescope was an invention of the devil. This is an example of people not wanting to except change. -
rene descartes
As a philosopher and mathematician he had ideas that lead to great advances in mathematics.He believed that no assumptions should be made without reason. For example he thought that he existed because he could think, He wrote "I think, Therefor I am". This is an example of people continuing to use science as explanation. -
Issac Newton
He constructed the first reflecting telescope in 1668. He shared ideas with many people and this started to spark many other ideas that people had that had not been shared yet. 1860- 1870 was a big area of growth to everyone.
