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Day 61 Scientific Revolution
• Warm Up: Spring Allegro by Vivaldi
• Objective: Impact of Scientific method on Western
thought
• Standard: 10:1.1, 10:2.1
• Homework: Read 189-192
Medieval Beliefs
• Geocentric Theory (Ptolomy)(2nd to 14th century)• perfectly circular, stable, stars
•Church reinforces idea, biblical belief
Scientific Revolution
• Willingness to question
beliefs
• Interaction with
Muslims scholars
brings astronomy
physics and math
• Uncovering of ancient
scholars found that they
often disagreed
Heliocentric Theory
• Theory: Copernicus
(afraid so he didn’t
publish until the year of
his death) Data: Brahe 
Kepler – heliocentric
• Galileo- Pendulum,
acceleration, moon and
craters, defense of
Copernicus
• Church reaction
“ With sincere heart and
unprecedented faith, I abjure,
curse, and detest the aforesaid
errors and heresy and also every
other error… Contrary to the
catholic church and I swear I will
never again assert…anything that
might cause a similar suspicion
toward me –Galileo
Scientific Method
Robert Boyle: Developed
Francis Bacon: Politics
• Hypothesis:
• Experimentation
• Analysis
• Conclusion
• Descartes “ I think
therefore, I am”
• Math and logic to solve
problems
More discoveries
• Sir Isaac Newton- forces of
nature: gravity
• Janssen- Microscope/
Bacteria
• Torricelli- Barometer
• Fahrenheit and Celsius:
Temp.
• Harvey- Human Anatomy
• Jenner- Vaccines
• Robert Boyle: ChemistryGas, liquid, solid
Extra Credit
- Create a poster identifying all of the major
discoveries and inventions of the Scientific
Revolution
- Art History Craze of Porcelain (before school,
during lunch, after school)