The Scientific Revolution

How were the scientists of the Scientific Revolution influenced by Renaissance ideas?
-They allowed new, fresh ideas come, despite what classical thinkers believed. They tried to reason why everything worked the way it did.

What is heliocentric?
-Belief that the sun is the center of the universe
Why was Copernicus’s theory seen as radical?
There wasn't any way to explain his theory except for what was logical or not. Even if he had the moon as proof he did not quiet solved the whole mystery of how the whole process works.


How did Bacon and Descartes each approach the new scientific method?
-They rejected Aristotle's scientific assumptions. They also challenged the scholarly traditions of the medieval universities that sought to make the physical world fit in with the teachings of the Church. Argued that the truth is not known at the beginning of inquiry but at the end, after a long process of investigation.


How did newton use observations of nature to explain the movement of the planets?
-He saw an apple fall from a tree, he then wondered whether the force that pulled the apple to Earth might not also control the movements of the planets. Then he perfected his theory, showing that a single force keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun. This is called Gravity.