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SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION SCIENCE BEFORE THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Ancient Greek math and science Archimedes Euclid Eratosthenes Fall of the Roman Empire in the West Latin-speaking, not Greek Muslim conquests of Egypt and Levant Greek translations into Arabic SCIEN...

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION SCIENCE BEFORE THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Ancient Greek math and science Archimedes Euclid Eratosthenes Fall of the Roman Empire in the West Latin-speaking, not Greek Muslim conquests of Egypt and Levant Greek translations into Arabic SCIENCE BEFORE THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Christianity and European Intellectuality Reason exists to explain Faith Universities Originally made as cathedral schools Taught the Liberal Arts Such as arithmetic, geometry, astronomy Still lacking Aristotle And the Natural Sciences SCIENCE BEFORE THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Crusades and fall of Byzantine Empire Crusades causes cross-cultural interaction Rediscovery of Greek works after Byzantine Empire falls Aristotle rediscovered Scholasticism and Natural Sciences Albertus Magnus St Thomas Aquinas SCIENCE BEFORE THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Geocentric model Earth at the center Heavens revolve around it Originally developed by Aristotle And then by Ptolemy Heliocentric Developed by Copernicus Using math to prove Earth moved around the Sun SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Copernicus Catholic cleric and scientist Dedicated his book to the Pope Galileo Galilei Invented a telescope to try and empirically prove Heliocentric model Gets into dispute with the Pope Publishes work anyways but is forced to retract it SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Johannes Kepler Discovered the orbits of the planets Elliptical orbits rather than circular Helps further prove Heliocentrism James Bradley Empirically proves Heliocentrism Discovers Aberration of light SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Isaac Newton The status quo of Physics Creates Newtonian Mechanics Creates Calculus Explains all motion with his 3 Laws Inertia Force Action and Reaction SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Scientific Method Francis Bacon (Empiricism) Inductive Method From particulars to larger truths Relies on empirical evidence Descartes (Rationalism) Deductive Method Goes from larger truths to particulars Relies on already true premises If true, then conclusions are true OTHER FIGURES IN THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Blaise Pascal Known for hydraulics Invented the hydraulic press and syringe Catholic philosopher Andreas Vesalius Known for dissection of human bodies Became a major innovator in anatomy Despite objections to human dissection