Scientific Revolution Timeline
Princess Ancheta, Vinny Chau, Eisen Sanchez
Born on February 19, 1473 in Poland
- He wrote the Coppernican thesis which states the idea that the sun is the center of the universe
- Nicolaus changed the people's view of the earth being the center of everything.
Born on November 11, 1493 in Switzerland
- Experimented with different types of chemicals to treat illnesses and disease
- He established a bigger role for chemistry in the study of medicine
Born December 11, 1514 in Belgium
- Studied anatomy by dissecting humans usually criminals
- In doing so he made discoveries and learned more things about the human body
Born on December 14, 1546 in Denmark
- Brache was Europe's leading astronomer with detailed observations of a new star in 1572
- He built a new observatory in Prague upon the King's death and got more accurate data than before
Born January 22, 1561 in London
- He formalized the empirical method into empiricism the theory of inductive reasoning calls for evidence from observation and experimenting
- After his death his followers in 1660 created the Royal Society where scholars would discuss their latest findings
Born on February 15, 1564 in Italy
- He elaborated and consolidated the experimental method which explores the working of the universe with experiments
- He formulated the law of Inertia where an object continues in motion until affected by an external force
- Discovered the first four moons of Jupiter which is evidence to support the Copernican theory
Born December 27, 1571 in Germany
- Developed three new laws of planetary motion using Brahe's data
1. Orbits of planets around the sun are elliptical
2. Planets do not move at uniform speed in their orbits
3. The time a planet takes to orbit is precisely related to the distance of the sun
- Kepler proved mathmatically the relations of a sun-centered system
- Also first to explain the role of refraction and invented an improved telescope
William Harvey
Born on April 1, 1578 in England
1578
- He discovered circulation of blood through veins and arteries
- He was the first to explain that the heart worked like a pump and the function of muscles and valves
Rene Descartes
Born on March 31, 1596 in France
- Saw correspondence between algebra and geometry and made analytical geometry a new important tool
- Shared his view of cartesian dualism where all reality can be reduced to mind and matter his work was influential in France and Netherlands
1596
Robert Boyle
Born on January 25, 1627 in Ireland
- He did experiments to discover basic elements if nature were made up of infinitely small atoms
- First to make a vacuum disproving Descartes' belief
1627
John Locke
Born on August 29, 1632 in England
1632
- He was a famous philosopher and political theorists of the 17th century.
- Laid much of the groundwork for the enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism
- encyclopedic work
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Born on October 24, 1632 in the Netherlands
- Observed and studied bacteria
- He researched animals and refuted spontaneous generation
1632
Isaac Newton
Born on December 25, 1642 in England
- Isaac created his three laws of motion
- Formed the law of universal gravitation
1642
Pierre Bayle
Born November 18, 1647 in France
- Concluded nothing can be known beyond doubt (skepticism)
- Demonstrated human beliefs beliefs varied and often are mistaken
1647
Maria Margarethe Kirch
Born on February 25, 1670 in Germany
- The first women to discover a comet in 1702
- German Astronomer
1670
Émilie du Châtelet
Born on December 17, 1706 in France
- Desired to have the same standards of men when it came to science
- Educated herself and carried out experiment in physics since they kept woemn from becoming scientists
Born on December 17, 1706 in France
1706
- Educated herself and carried out experience in physics since they kept women from becoming scientists
- Desired to have the same standards as men when it came to studying science