Renaissance
Science and Technology
Madnick/Global History 9
The Printing Press
• A machine used for
printing books
quickly
• Invented by
Johannes Gutenberg
• c.1450, Germany
The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg was no genius!!
• He knew about existing
technologies and ideas
• He combined, or synthesized,
these ideas
• His invention had major effects
on global history
Or was he?
Paper from China, c. 1100
-cheaper and quicker to make than
parchment/animal skin
moveable type
replaced block
printing
Wine press screw
used to press paper
against letters
The
Printing
Press
Literacy was
increasing-people
wanted to read
Carolingian script
replaced Gothic Script
-easier to read
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/29677-what-the-ancients-knew-traditional-chinese-paper-video.htm
Wine Press Screw
Carolingian Script
Paper
Moveable type
Parchment
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Wine Press Screw
Carolingian Script
Gothic Script
The Printing Press
• first book ever
printed on a printing
press using
moveable type:
• The Gutenberg Bible
c.1450
Effects of Gutenberg’s Printing Press
• Books were cheaper to make
and buy
• Literacy increased
• Readers gained greater
knowledge (religion, law,
science)
• New ideas spread quickly
• Orthography became similar
Scientific Revolution
• 1500-1700,WE
• birth of modern science
• explained the world in a
logical way
• very upsetting to the Church
It was very SCIENTIFIC
Scientific Revolution
It was very SCIENTIFIC
s
• Science
• used to explain the
natural world
s
C
• Copernicus, Nicolas
• rejected earthcentered universe
(geocentric) for
the sun-centered
universe
(heliocentric)
C
I
• Isaac Newton
discovered the Laws
of Gravity
• Also invented
Calculus!
I
E
Empiricism
• Idea that you must have
evidence from
experiments, not just
assume things are true
• AKA:
E
N
New sciences and inventions
• Chemistry, botany, anatomy
• Microscope, thermometer
N
T
• Tycho Brahe
• Proved Copernicus was
right by observing
planets through a
telescope
T
I
Inquisition
Movement by the Catholic
Church to challenge
scientific discoveries
People went to trial for
heresy—beliefs that
challenged Church
teachings
I
F
First Telescope
• invented by Galileo,
1580’s
• Used by Copernicus
and Brahe to prove
heliocentric theory
• Brought before the
Inquisition for heresy
F
I
Ink
Was needed to print all
the books written by
scientists!
I
C
• Creation
of new ways of seeing the
world through science
• Catholic Church
grew weaker as people moved
away from religious beliefs
• Conflict between
Science and Religion
C