How Did Jason Contribute To The Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Revolution Some people consider the development of science the most important event in all history. This all started in 1543 when the Scientific Revolution began after the Reformation. The Scientific Revolution led to the birth of modern day science. Scientists started by observing the world around them. By observing the world, scientists began to identify facts about it. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, studied many things but his greatest contribution to science was the idea that people should observe the world carefully. He also taught that people should draw logical conclusions about what they see when carefully observing the world. These ideas were what started off the Scientific Revolution. There were many scientists that contributed to the Scientific Revolution such as Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei but Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists who ever lived. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published a book called Principia Mathematica. This books publishing marked the high point of the Scientific Revolution. One of the most revolutionary theories of the Scientific …show more content…
Pascal is known for creating the foundation for today’s probability theory. He found out that there is a fixed likelihood of rolling a particular number when rolling the dice. Another thing Pascal invented that contributed to mathematics was Pascal’s triangle. Pascal’s triangle is a triangle with ones at the ends and the other numbers are the sum of the nearest two numbers. He also invented a calculator, which he called the Pascaline. It had a wheel with eight movable parts for dialing, each part had a corresponding digit in a number. The Pascaline could not just add and subtract it could multiply and divide as well. Pascal also contributed to the study of atmospheric pressure by discovering that vacuums are