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Magic to Science
Before the 1500s, many believed that magic was the cause of everything. However, when the Scientific Revolution began, it started to help people understand the mysteries they faced. -
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Astronomy, Physics, and Anatomy
In the mid 1500s, Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory. When his theory was published in 1543, people paid little attention because it denied what their senses told them. -
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Copernicus
In 1543, Copernicus's theory that the sun was the center of the universe was published. -
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The Human Body
Andreas Vesalius studied da Vinci's work and pioneered the study of anatomy. In 1543, Vesalius published a seven volume book called On The Fabric of the Human Body. -
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William Harvey
William Harvey also made important contributions to the study of the human body. He studied the circulation of blood, and described how blood moved through the veins and arteries. He also observed the function of the body's most important muscle, the heart. -
Calculus Is Invented
During the late 1500s and early 1600s, scientists Liebnitz and Newton developed calculus, a new branch of mathematics. They did not work together however, and developed their ideas independently. -
New Tools Are Created
Scientific instruments, mathematics, and experiments stared being used to study the Scientific Revolution -
The Telescope
Galileo built the first telescope in 1608 and began studying the universe. His telescope was very simple compared to the ones today. -
Francis Bacon
Bacon believed that scientific theories could be developed only through observations, and published Novum Organum, a book about his new system of knowledge. -
Kepler and Galileo
Johannes Kepler and Galileo each helped to confirm Copernicus;s new understanding of the universe. When they published their findings, in 1632, it caused an uproar. -
Advances in Mathematics, the Sciences, and Philosophy
French philosopher, mathematician, and leader in the scientific revolution, Rene Descartes, had many ideas that led to great advances in math, science, and philosophy. -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was an English-Irish scientist who helped start the modern science of chemistry. In 1662, Boyle showed that temperature and pressure affects the space that a gas occupies. -
van Leeuwenhoek Discovers Bacteria
Using the microscope invented in the late 1500s, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria. At the time, he called them animalcules. -
Issac Newton
In 1687, Issac Newton published a book building on the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. When Newton preformed many experiments and measurements, he realized the force that holds the planets in their orbits and the force that causes objects to fall are both the same. -
Gravitiation
Newton proposed the law of universal gravitation which states that all bodies attract each other. Newtons work had a huge impact on the science of his time, and changed the way people viewed the world.