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Ptolemy
In around 100 A.D., an astronomer by the name of Ptolemy theorized that Earth was centered around the universe. Everything around it, like other planets, sun and stars were said to have revolve around the Earth. His theory, "geocentric" meaning "earth-centered" was thought to be true for centuries on end. -
Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was one of the world's earliest philosophers and alchemists. He believed there was more to the world then they knew about at the time. Born in 1214 (exact birth date unknown), he developed an interest in the field of science, and believed that science was more reliable than "faithful acceptance of religious ideas and beliefs." Since then, he practiced alchemy and became known as "Doctor Mirabilis" -
Jan 1, 1500
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was one of the first to use a microscope to discover new types of bacteria. This sparked interest in the use of scientific tools and instruments. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus' Theory Publication
In the 1500s, a Polish scientist by the name of Nicolaus Copernicus set out to prove Ptolemy's theory wrong. Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the universe in a theory called "heliocentric" meaning "sun-centered". He published his theory in 1543. However, people didn't real accept his theory as "reality" at this point in time. -
Jan 1, 1543
William Harvey Contributions
William Harvey also played a very important role in the Scientific Revolution by studying anatomy and the function of the human body. More specifically, he studied things like arteries, veins and the heart. He was able do this through professional laboratory experiments, and is known as a very successful anatomist. -
Jan 1, 1543
Vesalius Work Publication
Vesalius, or Andreas Vesalius, a scientist and anatomy whiz, lived with the desire to understand the function of the human body, and how it work. In 1543, he published his work, "On the Fabric of the Human Body". This piece of work was considered extremely exquisite and detailed at the time. -
Jan 1, 1545
Counter Reformation
While for the most part, the scientific revolution has a lot of positive effects on the world, it also had some negative effects as well. For example, science began to conflict religion. This caused major controversial changes in the way different religions communicated their beliefs with their followers. -
Jan 1, 1550
The Birth of Scientific Method
Since Roger Bacon, scientists slowly began to take science and understanding a bit more seriously in the 1500s. Graduates began studying mathematics, science, astronomy, physics and anatomy. They drew conclusions from the observations they made about the world around them and put it all together, piece by piece, like one, big, natural puzzle. -
Kepler Theory Publication
Kepler, or Johannes Kelper, studied mathematics and used all sorts of techniques and concepts to prove that Copernicus was correct with his theory on a "heliocentric" universe. In 1609, he published his work proving the everything did in fact revolve around the sun, and not the earth. -
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher and scientist who lived during the same scientific era as Descartes believed that science was a result of observation. In other words, all science had to have reasoning and proof behind it. He demonstrated this in his publication "Novum Organum" published in 1620. -
Galileo Theory Publication
Galileo, or Galilei Galileo, was an engineer/inventor and philosopher. He is held responsible for the invention of the telescope. This revolutionized the way the world examined space and understood what existed outside of our planet. Galileo also drew sketches and drawings of the things he saw with his telescope. -
Descartes and "Discourse on Method"
Rene Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher.In 1637, he published his philosophy about life in a book called, "Discourse on Method". He believed that all science and life were connected in some way, and they could all be studied together. -
Robert Boyle
In 1662, Robert Boyle released a publication that helped other understand chemistry and chemical makeup better. He also showed how different scientific instruments could be used to understand temperature and air pressure in space. -
Isaac Newton
In the late 1600's philosopher and physicist Sir Isaac Newton revolutionized the way people understood physics and astronomy. His publication in 1687 used the theory of Kepler, Galileo and Copernicus to help everyone understand this new concept. Newton's work changed the world for ever, and his methods are used across the globe today. -
Today
Throughout all of these amazing scientists, inventions and ideas, the progress of the world through scientific studies grew rapidly during the time of the Scientific Revolution to make our world the place it is today. Thanks to the early innovators, we are now able to understand more about the world around us and we can say that we know more about our goal as humans to make the world a better place.