The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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    The scientific revolution was knowns for its contribution that knowledge should be acquired through experimentation and observation. During this time, Europeans’ thought that if they put their effort to invest in science, that this was a way of learning how the universe was created. At this time, Europe knowledge began to advances into the understanding of the natural world through science. Along the way, the scientific revolution paved a way into political, social, and religious social systems.…

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    The Scientific Revolution had a major impact on culture and society. It changed the thinking of everyone during the 16th and 17th century. The scientific revolution emerged from The Renaissance. The Scientific revolution was the emergence of modern science during the olden times. It changed technology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, medicine and many more things that changes or view of life. Before the Scientific Revolution lots of people were dying because they did not know how to treat…

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    During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, scientists work became widely known, and controversial to the Catholic Church’s beliefs. The scientific revolution occurred during the seventeenth century, which was a revolution in ways of thinking. Technological innovations during this period changed the way people lived in the future. Scientific experimentation led to discoveries that went against the Catholic Church’s beliefs. Scientists during these times had to try to align their works with…

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    The 16th and 17th century was the age of discovery, the moment where science precedes to understand the divine rules of Nature and where technological advances assist in promoting life in the European states. In addition to the Scientific Revolution, migrating Europeans into the New World motivated discoveries not only through different lifestyles but through the curiosity of how Nature functions and why. The Thirty Years War was the start of challenges to the Church in subjects such as theology…

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    influenced contemporary technology is Joseph Henry, who developed the telegraph. Likewise, the acclaimed scientist Hans Christian Ørsted discovered electromagnetism, which broadened the range of scientific possibilities. Despite the eminence of Tesla, Henry, and Ørsted, the importance of Michael Faraday’s scientific achievements remains unsurpassed. Faraday revolutionized science and technology through his work, while inadvertently contributing to the field of medicine, environmental studies,…

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    Nicholas Copernicus The Scientific Revolution was a key part of our history. It was a time where new theories about the world were introduced, and where science was key. There were many scientists that developed these theories that we use today. One of these scientists was Nicholas Copernicus. Copernicus was a huge part of the Scientific Revolution because of his contributions to the revolution, how his findings impacted the world then, and how his findings impact the world now. First,…

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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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    Commerce does not only mean the act of trading, but it is an act of communication as well. The Scientific Revolution started off as small communities throughout Europe, working together as neighbors with a diversity of people. Eventually, voyages to the Indies, Americas, Africa and Asia allowed people to spread their knowledge and expand their curiosity. But why did traveling help these scientists gain the answers to their questions? With the three different readings that would be mentioned, the…

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    seventeenth century was also known as the scientific revolution. During the scientific revolution, philosophers mainly confided in people from the church and the ancient world. Before the scientific revolution, the Europeans were uneducated about science. The knowledge they had was in the hands of the Roman Catholic Church. Europeans were influenced by Renaissance scholars. They doubted the church's authority. The church responded with fear. The scientific revolution undermined the power of…

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    understand why this period would transition into a Scientific Revolution. With renewed vigor in the arts and a need for explanations, people used science to try to find answers to their new questions whether it was about our world or the universe around us. Of course, with new discoveries being made by scientists, the old theocentric views of the Medieval period slowly were challenged and put at rest. Specifically, beginning with Copernicus’ “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres,” the…

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