Reformations & Revolutions
Coinciding with the Reformation this Renaissance shaped thought from roughly the mid-14th century to the 17th century?
The European Renaissance.
The Scientific Revolution began with this mathematician and astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus
This was a period where Europeans questioned and applied new ways of obtaining knowledge about the physical world?
The Scientific Revolution
This Englishman emphasized empiricism—the gathering of knowledge collected through the careful observation of events.
Francis Bacon
This revolution was used to describe this shift in thought which rejected Medieval knowledge methods for those explained by math and observation.
Copernican Revolution
This Italian man refined tools to confirm astrological findings, as well as discovered that the celestial bodies were regular objects rather than heavenly ones.
Galileo Galilei
Skeptical thought and empiricism led to further movements, including: The European Enlightenment, Digital Age, and this Revolution
Industrial Revolution
This reformation was the catalyst for change in the Catholic church.
Protestant Reformation