World History 2
Scientific Revolution Packet
Mr. Ackerman
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Quote Analysis:
Directions: Explain the quote to the best of your ability. Also, explain the connection between the quote and
this unit.
“I can calculate the motion of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.” Isaac Newton
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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has
intended us to forgo their use.” Galileo Galilei
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“For I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.” – Nicolaus
Copernicus
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“All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.” William Harvey
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Name of Scientist
Aristotle & Ptolemy
(400 B.C.E. &
100 A.D.)
Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473 – 1543)
Johannes Kepler
(1571 - 1630)
Galileo Galilei
(1564 – 1652)
Traditional Belief Before
New Discovery
Scientist’s Theory
Observations
Reaction from Community
Historical Impact
Name of Scientist
Isaac Newton
(1642 – 1727)
Cogito
ergo
sum
René Descartes
(1596 – 1650)
Andreas Vesalius
(1514 – 1564)
William Harvey
(1578 – 1657)
Traditional Belief Before
New Discovery
Scientist’s Theory
Observations
Reaction from Community
Historical Impact
Scientific Revolution – Timeline LP
Create a timeline for the left page of your Scientific Revolution Cover Page. Place the following events in order,
beginning with the earliest. For each event, create an illustration that helps to explain the concept or event.
Aristotle “proves” the geocentric theory
500 BC (approximately)
Galileo invents the first telescope:
1609
Copernicus proves the “heliocentric theory”
1543
Newton discovers the law of gravity
1687
Galileo discovers the law of the pendulum
1581
Tycho Brahe discovers the first super nova
1572
Galileo placed under house arrest by the Inquisition
1633
Johannes Kepler proves that planets have elliptical orbits
1609
Pope Paul II apologizes to Galileo
1992
**Since you have 2 dates that don’t fit well with the rest, construct your timeline like this…
1500 CE
1609: Galileo
invents first
telescope
1990 CE
BC
500 BCE
The “slash” means
that there is a gap in
the timeline.
BC
1700 CE
BC
“If I have seen farther than others; it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton
------------------------------------------------------------------What does this quote mean?
How would you illustrate it?
“Imagine You…” – Galileo
Imagine you are Galileo. You have just proved that the Catholic Church is wrong about gravity, the composition of
heavenly bodies, and even the formation of the universe itself!! In your own words, write a letter to the Pope, and
attempt to persuade him that you are correct. Remember, your findings are a threat to him, and he may not take
kindly to your information.
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Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century
By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer Malcolm Ritter, Ap Science Writer – Thu Dec 4, 4:11 am ET
AP – This composite image provided by NASA Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 of the Tycho supernova remnant combines …
NEW YORK – More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the
heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally
nailed down just what he saw.
It's no big surprise. Scientists have known the light came from a supernova, a huge
star explosion. But what kind of supernova?
A new study confirms that, as expected, it was the common kind that involves the
thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf star with a nearby companion.
The research, which analyzed a "light echo" from the long-ago event, is presented
in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature by scientists in Germany, Japan and the
Netherlands.
The story of what's commonly called Tycho's supernova began on Nov. 11, 1572, when Brahe was astonished to see
what he thought was a brilliant new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. The light eventually became as bright as Venus
and could be seen for two weeks in broad daylight. After 16 months, it disappeared.
Working before telescopes were invented, Brahe documented with precision that unlike the moon and the planets, the
light's position didn't move in relation to the stars. That meant it lay far beyond the moon. That was a shock to the
contemporary view that the distant heavens were perfect and unchanging.
The event inspired Brahe to commit himself further to studying the stars, launching a career of meticulous observations
that helped lay the foundations of early modern astronomy, said Michael Shank, a professor of the history of science at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The direct light from the supernova swept past Earth long ago. But some of it struck dust clouds in deep space, causing
them to brighten. That "light echo" was still observable, and the new study was based on analyzing the wavelengths of
light from that.
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On the Net:
Nature: http://www.nature.com/nature
Now continue to the “Imagine You” on the next page….
Scientific Revolution Wrap-Up
Option 1
Imagine you are having dinner with Tycho Brahe and
Pope Gregory XIII (the Pope at that time). You have the
previous news article on your table, and both men take
turns reading it. Describe the conversation that takes
place as Tycho Brahe is proved correct by modern
science and Pope Gregory attempts to save face (not
look foolish).
Option 2
Choose 3 scientists and describe why their discoveries
were so important to society during the Scientific
Revolution.
Then, explain how their theories continue to be
improved upon and/or corrected by today’s discoveries.
(In other words, in what ways were they not quite
correct?)
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