The Revolutionary Scientific Revolution

The Revolutionary Scientific Revolution Humankind went from believing in the heavens to believing in the universe. However, the question that stands is what really sparked this mental shift. Many historians attribute it to the scientific revolution since many big scientific discoveries which greatly impacted society emerged. Moreover, the scientific revolution began a new era dominated by science. Some might argue that the scientific revolution was not an actual revolution because scientific discoveries were being made thousands of years in the past. However with deeper analysis it can be concluded that this time period was a real revolution due to the realization that the world as we know it cannot be fully explained, the new idea that collaboration leads to bigger and more backed up discoveries and the practical uses of science that allowed technologies to advance. In the 16th century, a curious researcher by the name of Nicolaus Copernicus …show more content…
Scientists realized that they could use old findings and observations to support their own ideas. Consequently, scientists went from having to make their own research to simply creating a synthesis to support their ideas. Since many scientists emerged at this time, there was plenty of information and inspiration that others could use to initiate their own discoveries. For example, Kepler took Brahe’s work and used it to create his own laws of planetary motion. Galileo then improved these laws, and then Newton completely revolutionized mechanics by correcting the laws. This kind of chain reaction of great discoveries during this time period is what begun later science. Even today people must collaborate all over the world in order to grow their ideas. The scientific revolution proved to be a turning point in how people shared their ideas with others, which proved necessary for advancement in world