Inventions/Discoveries
Galileo observed that these orbited a planet and not the earth
Jupiter's Moons (1610)
having the sun at the center
heliocentric
When political and social thinkers began using
logic and reason and applied it to government
Enlightenment
Considered the founder of the modern Scientific Method
Francis Bacon
Who did NASA name a space probe after?
Galileo
It was used to magnify images
Concave Lens (1451)
four "key" inventions of the Scientific Revolution
microscope, barometer, thermometer, telescope
A movement that attempted to apply unaided human philosophy to all areas of man's life in order to establish a new social order.
Age of Enlightenment
His observations—the most accurate possible before the invention of the telescope—included a comprehensive study of the solar system and accurate positions of more than 777 fixed stars
Tycho Brahe
Why did Isaac Newton have enemies?
Newton did not like criticism and made lifelong enemies with those who criticized him.
Galileo mentored physicist Evangelista Torricelli, who designed a device to measure air pressure
Barometer (1643)
having Earth at the center
geocentric
What part of the world did the Enlightenment begin?
Europe
took the current theories on astronomy a step further and formulated an accurate comprehensive model of the workings of the universe based on the law of universal gravitation.
Isaac Newton
What happened to Tycho Brahe after losing his nose?
He wore a metal prosthetic nose the rest of his life.
Galileo invented a version of this that allowed him to view the stars and Jupiter's moons
Telescope (1600-1610)
How did the Scientific Revolution have an impact beyond the realm of science?
Developed a new way to think about the natural world and how inventions started to work.
A monarch who retains absolute control of their country while also enacting reform based on Enlightenment ideas.
Enlightened Despots
came up with the laws of planetary motion, which explained the orbital properties of planets
Johannes Kepler
Where were telescopes invented?
Netherlands
Rules about how the universe moves, published by Isaac Newton.
Three Laws of Motion (1687)
What are the three causes of the Scientific Revolution?
- Exploration and expansion of trade.
- Continuing study of ancient authorities.
- Development of scientific method.
Which groups of people played the greatest role in the Enlightenment?
Scientists and scholars
laid out his philosophy that the universe was of infinite size, and that the Earth, sun, and planets were all moving constantly within it, and were by no means located at its center.
Otto Brunfels
The enlightenment took place during what century?
the 18th century