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100 BCE
Geocentric theory
Ptolemy created the geocentric theory that stated that the Earth was the center of the universe and that all the planets revolved around the Earth. This theory was later proven wrong when new instruments were created. -
1200
Renaissance
during renaissance many people questioned old beliefs and began using experiments and mathematics to create new theories and test old theories. Without the Renaissance, people would have believed everything that occurred was magic and no one would question why things happened and why things occurred the way they occurred -
Period: 1200 to
Scientific revolution timeline
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1500
New tools used
new tools such as the barometer, microscope, telescope, air pump, and thermometer wee constructed and used during and after the renaissance period. These tools were used during experiments so they changed the way people conducted experiments and changed their way of learning. -
1500
Heliocentric theory
Copernicus created the heliocentric theory that stated that the planets revolved around the sun. Although, Copernicus didn't have the instruments to prove these theories so many people didn't believe his theory. This challenged and changed the way people thought since before this idea was introduced people thought the geocentric theory was correct. -
1500
Magic
Most Europeans saw magic and science as the same thing and didn't really question how the world worked. Since people believed things they didn't understand was magic most didn't question the "magic" and why things were the way they were until the Renaissance. -
1500
Scientific method
The scientific method was created after the renaissance after many people started repeating their experiments. This changed the way that people conducted experiments since we still use the scientific method when we are conducting experiments today. -
1543
Anatomy
Andreas Veslius did his own studies to see how the human body was constructed and included very detailed illustrations of his findings. He refused to accept the studies of another scientist, Galen, 1400 years earlier so Andreas conducted his own studies to come up with better and new ideas about anatomy.This challenged people's previous understandings of anatomy because people would have possibly still believed the works of Galen today. -
Newton
In 1687 newton published a book that was continuing the work of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo as they have not been able to prove why the planets move around the sun. Newton discovered the binomial theorem after mastering mathematics, then later developed calculus. After receiving his masters degree, he laid the foundation for calculus and connected his studies to the planet and that was later connected to the law of universal gravitation. Later on, he also studied colors and light -
Heliocentric theory proven
Galileo and Kepler helped confirm Copernicus's heliocentric theory. By using telescopes and diagrams. -
Bacon
Bacon believed that theories could only be made after observation and that things stated shouldn't be accepted unless there was repeated experiments as evidence. This changed people's thinking because today we still believe that things said shouldn't be accepted unless there was evidence to support it. -
Descartes
descartes published a book with three essays that discussed the law of refraction, and rainbows and in the final one he perfected a math system made by François Viète, which made algebraic calculations easier than they used o be before. After his book, he spent many times working on mechanics, medicine and morals. Descartes believed that things stated shouldn't be accepted as the truth without the evidence to support it. This changed what was previously though sine we still use algebra today. -
law of motion
Newton's laws of motion first appeared in his book known as Principia which was published in 1637. He created these three laws to further explain the heliocentric theory and explained the orbit of the planets. In the 21st century newton's laws were replaced with quantum mechanics and relativity. This changed what we know today since we still discuss the laws of motion and these laws challenged the previous well known laws and theories of gravity and motion. -
Hooke
5 years after Hooke was hired by another scientist, Robert Boyle, he discovered the law of elasticity and the stress and strain of elastic materials. While using a gregorian telescope he discovered a star in the constellation of orion. He then later on discovered that jupiter rotates on its axis in 1664. Two years later in 1666, he stated that the force of gravity could be measured by the use of a pendulum, and later showed the path of the planets as they orbited around the sun. -
Robert Boyle
Boyle and another scientist robert hooke, constructed the air pump so pneumatics could be easily studied. With the air pump the two made discoveries about air pressure, that was included in his first published work that was published in 1660. In the air they found that it was connected to combustion, respiration and sound. In the second published book included what is known as Boyle's law. Boyle's law stated the relationship between volume and pressure of a gas. -
Scientific approach spread across Europe
In the late 1700s the scientific approach had spread across Europe and that knowledge had increased in a short time span thanks to the scientific revolution.
