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Astronomy, Physics, and Anatomy
Several European scientists helped to shape the modern study of these important sciences. -
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Astronomy, Physics, and Anatomy
The astronomer Ptolemy stated that Earth was the enter of the universe. -
Sep 23, 1500
The New Study of Nature
As students explored and observed the world more, they found that they could create better materials that would help society. -
Sep 23, 1500
The New Study of Nature
As students spent more time examining the world round them, they observed things that did not agree with traditional explanation. -
Sep 23, 1500
The New Study of Nature
The ability to conduct experiments was key to this new approach to learning. -
Sep 23, 1500
Astronomy, Physics, and Anatomy
Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus began to abandon Ptolemy`s theory geocentric theory. Instead, he argued that the sun was the center of the universe. -
Period: Sep 25, 1500 to
The Triumph of the New Science
Isaac Newton developed a new branch of mathematics called calculus. -
Sep 25, 1543
Astronomy, Physics, and Anatomy
Andreas Vesalius, Pioneered the study of anatomy. -
The Triumph of the New Science
English philosopher Francis Bacon believed that scientific theories could be developed only through observation and could be proven by repeatable experiments. -
The Triumph of the New Science
French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes was a leader of the Scientific Revolution. His ideas led to great advances in mathematics, the sciences, and philosophy. -
The Triumph of the New Science
English-Irish scientist Robert Boyle, showed that temperature and pressure affect the space that a gas occupies. -
The Triumph of the New Science
Priestley and Lavoisier made their discoveries in the late 1700`s. -
The Triumph of the New Science
By the 1700´s, the scientific approach had spread across Europe. -
The Triumph of the New Science
Speed of discovery, rapid spread, and exchange of knowledge were important characteristics of the Scientific Revolution resulting, in part, from the printing press, the rise of scientific societies, and other communications improvements. -
The Triumph of the New Science
An English chemist, Joseph Priestley, discovered the element oxygen.