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1200
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was an English Philosopher and scientist during this time period. He was one of the first to start using experimentation, to find out the truth, instead of basing his knowledge off of religious ideas and ancient believes. His work stood out because during this time period, because up until the renaissance, people didn't take much time investigating and discovering new things about science. -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The renaissance provoked lots of curiosity, and investigation having to do with the nature of everyday life. Up until the 1500s, most people didn't study science. Instead, they based their knowledge on religious teachings and words from Greek and Roman thinkers. Now, people were experimenting and using mathematics to solve these questions. This event was important because we began to use science to find factual information. -
Period: 1500 to
The New Study Of Science
The New Study Of Science changed the way we started examining the world. It started as scientist began questioning ancient beliefs. They then started using scientific instruments, mathematics, and experiments to learn about the world. Their experiments, observation, and measuring drew them to conclusions. This new was of studying was called the Scientific Method -
Period: 1500 to
Other Discoveries
During this time, scientific discoveries were made throughout Europe. Issac Newton and German Gottfried Liebnitz discovered calculus. However, they did not work together, they were independent. Dutch scientist Atoni van Leeuwenhoek used a microscope to discover bacteria and Robert Boyle discovered a lot about chemistry. All these were important because they contributed to the scientific revolution. -
1543
Nicholas Copernicus
On this date Copernicus theory was published. During the 1500s, Copernicus argued that the sun was in the center of the universe. This was the heliocentric theory. He relised that his theory supported a lot of facts about astronomy- the study of stars, planets, and other bodies in the sky. This event was important because its an example of a person, who challenged old opinions and investigated them to find out other answers. -
1543
Andreas Vesalius
Vesalius studied anatomy. He conducted studies to see how the human body is constructed. In 1543, he published a book that had illustrations of the human body in it. These illustrations had a large amount of detail to them and taught people the complication parts that make up the human body. This was important because it influenced illustrations in the future. -
William Harvey
William Harvey made an impact similar to Vesalius. He studied the circulation of blood and described how it moved through veins and arteries. In addition, he studied our heart, the most important muscle in our body. His work is important because it impacted the way we saw our bodies. People started getting knowledge off more factual information after people like William Harvey. -
René Descartes
Descartes was a leader of the Scientific Revolution. He spread new ideas having to do with advances in mathematics, the sciences, and philosophy. He explained that the universe operates in a machine-like way according to the basic laws of physics. His work included studies in geometry and algebra, the scientific method, astronomy, and the physical sciences. He liked basing his knowledge of of facts and questioning them. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a scientist and mathematician who used models, observations, and mathematics to test Copernicus's theory. After time passed, he proved that this theory was correct. The laws of planetary motion were published by Kepler in 1609. This was important because it influenced the studies of Galileo and set a good ground for astronomy in the future. -
Francis Bacon
Bacon was similar to Descartes. He said that no scientific theories could be developed through observation. It had to be proven by repeated experiments. In 1620 he published a book that highlighted is new way of thinking. -
Galileo Galilei
Alike Johannes Kepler, Galileo took part in testing Copernicus's theory. Galileo built a telescope. Unlike anyone else at the time, he was able to see the mountain and valleys of the moon. Galileo observed things having to do with our planets. He sketched out these things he observed with his telescope. He published this new information in 1632. It caused commotion because some believed it contradicted the bible. His work was important because he made a lot of new discoveries. -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was an Irish Scientist that made up today's modern science chemistry. He studied the composition of matter and how it changes. In this year, he showed that temperature and pressure affect the space that a gas occupies. Later after, an English scientist, Joseph Priestley, discovered the element oxygen in 1774. -
Issac Newton
Newton built off the work that was started from Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. These three described how planets revolve around the sun. However, Issac Newton was able to explain why these bodies moved as they did. Newton held many experiments and measurements that led him to proposing the law of universal gravitation. He was able to connect the movement of all things on earth with the laws of motion. His discoveries had a huge impact on science. -
Atoni van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch scientist Atoni van Leeuwenhoek used a microscope to discover bacteria, of which he called animalcules. "He studied ad wrote about a about a whole range of tiny life forms never seen before by the human eye." Says the article, The Scientific Revolution. His work was important because he discovered the telescope, which led to many more discoveries. -
Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier
An English scientist, Joseph Priestley, discovered the element oxygen in 1774. Antoine Lavoisier named this element. Before his existence, people thought fire was an element. He proved this wrong with experimentation. These two made their discoveries in the late 1700s. These two were very important scientist because they cleared up many misunderstandings and paved the way for chemistry.
