Do you consider the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment the same time period or separate?

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Events during the Scientific Revolution

There were many important events during the Scientific Revolution. In 1543, Nicholas Copernicus presented his idea of the universe, the heliocentric model with the sun at the center. He argued that the planets revolved around the sun, and our moon revolved around the Earth (Spielvogel). Another event is Newton's works getting published. Newton not only got his work the "Principia", about the laws of gravity, published in 1687, but he also got other works published. "Opticks: Or, a treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light." involving white light being made from all other colors combined. This work was challenged by Robert Hooke, and a few other scientists, and his work didn't get gratified like he wanted it to immediately (Isaac Newton). Other events would be Galilei publishing his work "The Starry Messenger" in 1610, talking about his discoveries of starts being orbs of gasses and fire, and not heavenly bodies of light. The discoveries included mountains on the moon, sunspots, and four moons revolving around Jupiter (Spielvogel). Had these works not been published during this time, this time period wouldn't have been named the Scientific Revolution.

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  1. is interesting to always get involved in the history of america too .

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