Scientific Revolution Agenda 1. Bell Ringer: What is the impact of the English Bill of Rights? 2. Absolutism Timeline Overview 3. English Civil War Quiz 4. Lecture: Scientific Revolution 5. Chart of Scientific Revolutionary thinkers 6. Discussion Activity, Trial of Galileo. 7. Primary Document Analysis: Galileo 8. Illustration: Conflict between Church and science HW: Finish Primary Document and Illustration Activity Scientific Revolution • The natural world can be explained through observation and questioning accepted beliefs. • Church had an issue with this… – If you can’t explain it, it’s “God’s” way. Heliocentric Theory • Geocentric- Earth is in the middle. • Heliocentric- sun-centered universe. • Copernicus – Used Greek theory and astronomy to show planets revolve around the sun. – Orbits could not be explained. – Did not publish until his death for fear of ridicule. • Kepler- Laws govern planetary motion. – Elliptical Orbits Galileo • Law of gravity- a falling object accelerates at a fixed rate. • Supported the ideas of Copernicus with his observations in Astronomy. • Church reacts negatively. – Galileo stood trial and was forced to renounce his theory. – Can’t stop the idea, and it spreads even though he is under house arrest. Scientific Method • Logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. • Francis Bacon believed that scientists could produce practical knowledge through observation. • Experiment instead of abstract thought. • Decartes method uses mathematics and logic. – “I think, therefore I am.” Isaac Newton • Perfected law of gravity. • Universal GravitationEvery object in the universe attracts every other object. • Adds religion by claiming “God” was the clockmaker that set the world in motion. Medicine • Vesalius dissected human corpses. – Why would the church have an issue with this? • William Harvey discovered blood circulation through the heart. • Edward Jenner introduced vaccination to eliminate smallpox. Illustration Assignment • Using no words, how would you illustrate the conflict between the Church and the Scientific Revolution? Illustrate this on a sheet of paper (I’m not looking for a Picasso, I’m looking for good, analytical thought)