The Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Revolution

There was much advancement during the scientific revolution. Many men discover new ideas or items that have shaped the way we live today. The topics of advancement are revolutions in biology, astronomy, physics, the creation of the scientific method, and Galileo Galilee.

Before the 17th century, people believed that venus blood was made in the liver, arterial blood was made in the heart, and blood was pumped until it was used up. Then William Harvey started working with blood. He discovered and concluded of a main circulatory system, all blood is made in bones, and it starts from the outside organs to the inner most. This advancement is significant but not as great as some of the others.

Nick Copernicus was one of the first to conclude that the earth was a sphere and help in the advancements of astrology. He got to this by looking into the distance and seeing how the earth looked like it was curving downward. Before this people thought the earth was flat. This is a major advancement because afterwards people weren't scared to fall off, and helped navigation.

Isaac Newton was very important in the advancements of physics. Before him, it was though that God did everything good, and the devil did everything bad. While witnessing an apple fall, Newton discovered gravity. He was also the first to discover atoms, magnetic attractions, light, and rules. These rules included that you should only follow rules in physics that can be explained. The second rule would be that scientific laws apply to everything and the foundation for physics. His discoveries were great and have helped many people afterwards.

Both Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes helped create the scientific method. Before people were "discovering" things already discovered, not sticking to laws, and using logic to find science. Francis Bacon determined that you need to do repetitions and make changes during each experiment. Descartes introduced the hypothesis by theory of doubt. Both of these conclusions are important because they help determine conclusions and make experiments more accurate.

Galileo was considered a convict by the church. By his discovery that all planets rotate around the sun, he was considered going against the will of God. He was forced to lecture the churches belief and when died was held to "belief of the church. Before his discovery people