[PDF] Scientific Revolution A major shift in thinking between 1500 and

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Scientific Revolution A major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700, in which modern science began as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world. Rationalism belief in reason and logic as the source of knowledge Before the Scientific Rev. Europeans got their ideas from the Bible and classical thinkers, like Aristotle. After the Scientific Rev. People got their ideas from reason, observation, and experimentation. Geocentric Theory The idea that the earth is at the center of the universe. (Earth-centered.) Heliocentric Theory The idea that the Earth goes around the sun. (Sun-centered.) Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory Kepler said the planets' orbits (paths around the sun) were oval, not round. Galileo used the telescope to prove Copernicus and the heliocentric theory were correct.

The Church's response Since the Catholic Church said the Earth was at the center of the Universe, they put Galileo on trial as a heretic. Bacon and Descartes Two scientists who helped to develop the scientific method. Key inventions microscope, telescope, barometer, thermometer Barometer measures the weather by measuring changes in the pressure of the atmosphere. Scientific Method 1)question 2) hypothesis 3) experiment 4) observe 5) analyze Hypothesis an idea to be tested in an experiment. (An educated guess.)