People
Name the person who claimed to develop Calculus and binary arithmetics.
Gottfried Von Leibniz. He created these things independently from Isaac Newton's Developments.
When was the Scientific Revolution?
Debatable; Historians have argued its duration to be anywhere from 1400's to present day. For our purposes we will refer to it as the 1400's to the late 1700's.
What was a misconception about the human body before Andreas Vesalius established basic anatomy?
The body was assumed to be similar to animals.
Why did Europe’s population, at the time, not take newly proposed ideas seriously, or what made them skeptical of their validity?
Many of the new ideas were not supported by the Bible or previously accepted concepts. Because science seemed to contradict the Church, it was rejected a majority of the time.
True or False: Modern toilets were invented during the Scientific Revolution.
True! It was described by Sir John Harington in 1596 in his satirical pamphlet, "A New Discourse on a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax."
Which two lesser known people have a relation to the microscope
Zacharias Janssen and Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. Janssen claimed to have created the microscope while Leeuwenhoek used it for microbiology.
What is classified as the "end" of the Scientific Revolution?
Generally, it is accepted that the Scientific Revolution ended with the beginning of the Enlightenment. Mankind transitioned from questioning science to questioning reality and ethics/morals.
Who organized the first periodic table and how many elements were in that table?
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. His table had 33 elements
What is the difference between heliocentric and geocentric models?
The geocentric model features the Earth with other planets and the Sun revolving around it. The heliocentric model has the Sun as it's center with the Earth and planets circling around it.
Who created the reflecting telescope?
Issac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus was most famous for writing what?
On The Revolutions Of Heavenly Spheres. This book talked about the sun being in the center of the universe and that Earth moved across the heavens as on of the planets.
What period of time were mathematics heavily emphasized and physics developed?
1591-1655
Who discovered inertia and what is it?
Galileo Galilei; Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.
In what 4 areas of fundamental science where established or improved because of the Scientific Revolution? (Name at least two of the four)
Mathematics, Physics, Astrology, and Biology.
How many lenses did Galileo's telescope have and what kind of lenses were they?
Two: one concave and one convex.
“I think; therefore I am.” Who said this quote and what does it mean? (cogito, ergo sum)
Rene Descartes. What he meant to get across with this statement was that he could not doubt he himself existed, as he was the one doubting in the first place.
What famous event of the Americas happened in the same duration of the European Scientific Revolution?
The Salem Witch Trials. (1692) Fun Fact: Scientist Johannes Kepler's mother was accused of witchcraft.
Theories on sunspots, ocean tides, and the law of falling bodies were established by which scientist and which three decades?
Galileo theorized about the previously mentioned topics from 1610 to the 1640's.
Why did the Scientific Revolution happen when it happened? Why not earlier or later?
The Scientific Revolution was brought to pass for a number of reasons. The Age of Exploration brought a new need for better tools and a more curious people were brought up. The world was changing and needed new supplies. The Scientific Revolution happened then because it was needed.
What did Leonardo Da Vinci make experimental devices for? How successful was he?
Leonardo Da Vinci experimented and made inventions trying to make men fly, or flying machines. He was not very successful.
Who was recognized as the most famous scientist of the revolution? (hint they created devil science *cough cough physics*)
Issac Newton. He discovered and created multiple things such as the shape of the Earth, optics, and what you might mainly know him for, his three laws of motion.
Naturalist Conrad Gesner wrote many books. In addition to his self-written Greek dictionary, what other book(s) did he write?
Conrad Gesner wrote a catalog of writers, a compilation of over 130 languages, and many volumes on botany. However, he is most famous for his book Historiae Animalium ("Accounts of Animals"). This book attempted to name the animals of the world and animals NOT of this world, including unicorns and basilisks. He published the book between 1551-1558.
What major process was the result of the Scientific Revolution and what are the steps?
The Scientific Method; The steps are 1) make an observation, 2) ask a question, 3) form a hypothesis, 4) make a prediction, and 5) test your hypothesis.
What is the significance of the word "revolution"?
The word "revolution" dates back to Aristotle, who used it to describe the political changes in government. The base of the word is "revolve" which can mean "treat as the most important point or element". Revolutions are periods of time that focused on one "most important point or element." The word "revolution" signifies the focused study and emphasis on a certain subject during an era.
How did Isaac Newton break white light into the color spectrum and how did he prove that the device wasn't changing the color of the light?
Isaac Newton used a prism and natural light to project a colorful spectrum on a wall, and to prove the prism wasn't tampering with the color, he refracted the light back into white light using another prism.