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    technological advances made by the tradespeople of the Middle Ages, and the imposed doctrines of whatever religious sect was in power at the time. “Although work was being done in the fields of biology and chemistry, the main thrust of the Scientific Revolution was centered around astronomy…

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    them to organize the changes of the world into periods with themes. One such period that can be created is called the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution is the title usually given to the years 1550-1700, during which many changes in the thought and belief systems of Europe developed and the ideas governing modern science came to exist. Why did this age of scientific discovery and advancements not happen sooner? This is a complex question requiring an answer that no one person could…

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    The scientific revolution was so revolutionary because it was the transition from using political and religious principles to science and reason to explain natural experiences/events. Because religion became less enforced/important after the Protestant Reformation, people lost faith in the Church’s reasoning and explanations of the world, so scholars and philosophers, such as Descartes, Galileo, and Bacon, started to perform experiments and use logic and reason to explain the world. Before this…

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    Galilei, an Italian astronomer, played a major role in the scientific revolution. He laid the foundation of modern physics and astronomy. Initially, he studied medicine at the University of Pisa, but lost interest. Soon after that, Galileo developed an interest in mathematics and physics and began observing our solar system. While observing the solar system, he developed his own scientific method.. He later helped develop the modern scientific method, which scientists still use to this day.…

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    the author of ‘Frankenstein’, Mary Shelley, on the Scientific Revolution and her criticism of the same. It can be said that this novel highlighted the issue of experimentation without sensible caveats, and that it may be important to have ethical restrictions on inventors and innovators. However, with the advantage of hindsight in the 21st century, it can also be said that since the majority of progress made by humanity has been through the scientific method, this concern can be attributed more…

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    The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have come to be known as the Scientific Revolution because great scientific figures, such as Newton and Galileo, made extraordinary discoveries and spurred on an age of curiosity for the limits of human knowledge. The Scientific Revolution transformed the way humans thought about themselves, nature, and the universe. Some factors that affected the work of the scientists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were enforced gender roles, endorsements…

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    In the 16th and 17th centuries, scientists began to question the long held theories of science. This new period, known as The Scientific Revolution, brought controversial opinions of political and social views. Scientists flourished with a variety of concepts, complex as the Three Laws of Motion, or as simple as the Heliocentric Model. Although we still follow these theories and support the studies of science today, life wasn’t that easy back then. Scientists were affected by many aspects of…

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    The Enlightenment period occurred in the 18th century in Europe as a result of the Scientific Revolution. This was an era that was also known as the age of reason, since the intellectuals of this time dared to know (Spielvogel 503). They became fascinated with the achievements that took place during the Scientific Revolution and "they were advocating the application of the scientific method to the understanding of all life" (Spielvogel 503). This was a time to escape the past and advance…

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    perspective of the universe and his work and ideas contributed to humanity. These new perspectives and ideas all started with Copernicus and many other revolutionists expanded on his ideas and theories. First paragraph: The start of the scientific revolution began with Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus created chaos with his books and theories. He believed in the heliocentric view of the universe, which was that the earth revolves around the sun and the sun was the center of the universe. Other…

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    Scientific Revolution to Enlightenment Gregory R. Bowen History 2321: World Civilizations II March 05, 2017 Science, Enlightenment, and Revolution The effect the Enlightenment had in shaping the modern world as we know it, is undeniable; the notion of reason, thought, and democracy all find their origin in the movement. It quickly followed the Scientific Revolution, which saw blind trust in the how the church defined the nature of the universe, based on the learning of the…

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