PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Copernicus
1. Published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, in which he proposed a heliocentric model of the universe
2. Other researchers made inventions based off of his information
3. Many scientists after him created inventions and theories because of his discovery.
Galileo
1. Assembled an astronomical telescope and observed the four moons that slowly revolved around Jupiter.
2. The church contradicted him for his beliefs and punished him when his views were released.
3. It shaped society's way of life and later shaped the path for people in the future
Tycho Brahe
1. He provided evidence that supported Copernicus's theory
2. He observed the sky for years, and when he died Johannes Kepler took over and used his information to calculate the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun
3. He paved the way for Johannes Kepler and other scientists of the era for the future
Johannes Kepler
1. He used Brahe's data to calculate the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun
2. Scientists from other lands built on the foundation laid by Copernicus and Kepler
3. He discovered the eclipse and other information about the planets
Isaac Newton
1. He formed a brilliant theory to explain why the planets moved as they did
2. After he published a book about his information, other scientists used his information to form new theories
3. He published a book explaining the law of gravity and other workings of the universe that paved the way for other scientists
Francis Bacon
1. He devoted himself to understanding how truth is determined based on the new scientific method
2. Bacon stressed experimentation and observation. He wanted science to make life better for people by leading to practical technologies
3. He argued that truth is not known at the beginning of inquiry but at the end, after a long process of investigation, and his new process of investigation led to a new scientific method.
Rene Descartes
1. Also devoted himself to understanding how truth is determined based on the new scientific method
2. His information and theories later paved the way for the new scientific method in the future
3. He later published a book called Discourse on Method which explains how he decided to discard all traditional authorities and search for provable knowledge.
Harvey
1. He was the first known to describe completely and in detail the systematic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart
2. The discovery of capillaries by Marcello Malpighi in 1661 confirmed Harvey's theory of blood circulation in the future
3. His great contribution to society was his discovery of the circulation of blood in the human body.
Leewenhoek
1. His contribution was his work on the improvement of the microscope and for his contributions towards the establishment of microbiology.
2. When he died, microscopist Brian J. Ford found Leewenhoek's discoveries well preserved and it added to the knowledge of microscopes.
3. He was the first to record many new scientific terms, and added to our knowledge of microscopes
Robert Boyle
1. He was a chemist, physicist, and inventor. He is largely recognized today for his discoveries in modern chemistry
2. He used his discoveries to experiment with the scientific method and later described the relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of gas
3. He contributed to the modern understanding of modern chemistry and discovered new ways of the scientific method
