November 9, November 9, 20102010

Drill #3 2/3/10Drill #3 2/3/10Name 2 events that Name 2 events that helped to spark the helped to spark the Scientific Revolution.Scientific Revolution.

The Renaissance- focus on learning/secular ideasThe Renaissance- focus on learning/secular ideas

Protestant Reformation- questioning the churchProtestant Reformation- questioning the church

Sir Francis BaconSir Francis Bacon English born English born

philosopher (1561-philosopher (1561-1626)1626)

Creator of the Creator of the Baconian method of Baconian method of scientific inquiry scientific inquiry (commonly referred to (commonly referred to as the scientific as the scientific method)method)

Died while conducting Died while conducting an experiment in an experiment in LondonLondon

Anton van LeeuwenhoekAnton van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch born scientistDutch born scientist 1674 was the year 1674 was the year

of his workof his work Considered the Considered the

“Father of “Father of Microbiology”Microbiology”

Used improved Used improved microscope to microscope to discover discover microorganisms microorganisms

Andreas VesaliusAndreas Vesalius

Flemish (Present Flemish (Present day Belgium) day Belgium) scientistscientist

Wrote Wrote De Humanis De Humanis Corporis Fabrica Corporis Fabrica in in 15431543

His work was in the His work was in the human anatomy human anatomy

Constructed first Constructed first skeleton from skeleton from opening up cadaversopening up cadavers

William HarveyWilliam Harvey

English born English born scientistscientist

Saw that the Saw that the heart was the heart was the source of source of circulationcirculation

His work was in His work was in the year of 1628the year of 1628

Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus

Polish astronomer Polish astronomer who questioned the who questioned the position of the position of the Earth in the Solar Earth in the Solar SystemSystem

This theory is This theory is called the called the Heliocentric theoryHeliocentric theory

Was not published Was not published until 1543until 1543

Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler

German born German born astronomer astronomer

Calculated that Calculated that the orbit of the orbit of planets were planets were ellipticalelliptical

His research His research was during the was during the early 1600searly 1600s

Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei Italian born astronomerItalian born astronomer 1610 and 1638 are key 1610 and 1638 are key

datesdates Improved the telescopeImproved the telescope Discovered moons of Discovered moons of

JupiterJupiter Objects of different Objects of different

mass still fall at same mass still fall at same speedspeed

Perfected the astrolubePerfected the astrolube Father of experimental Father of experimental

sciencescience

Galileo continuedGalileo continued

Wrote on the account of the moon Wrote on the account of the moon causing tides on Earthcausing tides on Earth

Tried by the Inquisition for heresy Tried by the Inquisition for heresy on his views of the heliocentric on his views of the heliocentric theorytheory

Eventually recanted his views Eventually recanted his views Publications of his work were Publications of his work were

bannedbanned

Francesco RediFrancesco Redi

Italian born Italian born scientistscientist

Around the year Around the year 1650 experimented 1650 experimented with fruit flieswith fruit flies

This was a This was a controlled controlled experiment using experiment using meat along with meat along with dead and living fliesdead and living flies

Sir Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton

English born English born scientistscientist

Work around the Work around the year of 1684year of 1684

Discovered the Discovered the idea of gravityidea of gravity

Explained the law Explained the law of inertia along of inertia along with the other laws with the other laws of motionof motion

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