Absolutism

Mr. JohnsonWorld History IIWHII.6aScientific RevolutionBefore the Scientific RevolutionFlat Earth

Geocentric TheoryEarthPlanetsAristotelian Elements

Humors

Bloodletting

Religious Tradition

Superstition

Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus CopernicusPolandDisproved geocentric theoryProposed heliocentric theory

Heliocentric Theory

SunEarthHeavensJohannes KeplerJohannes KeplerGermanyDiscovered laws of planetary motionOrbits are elliptical, not circular

Elliptical Orbits

Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiItalyUsed telescope to support the heliocentric theoryWas forced to recant his beliefs by the Catholic ChurchDiscovered moons of Jupiter

Using the Telescope

Galileos Observations

Trial of Galileo

Death Under House Arrest

Isaac NewtonIsaac NewtonEnglandLaw of gravityLaws of motionCalculus

Gravity

Gravity

Laws of Motion: Inertia

Calculus

William HarveyWilliam HarveyEnglandDiscovered circulation of bloodLed to the first efforts at blood transfusion

Circulatory System

Efforts at Blood Transfusion

Impact of the Scientific RevolutionImpact of the Scientific RevolutionChallenged traditional religious beliefsSystematic observation and formulation of the scientific methodExpansion of scientific knowledge into new fieldsEmphasis on reason encouraged the Enlightenment

Science vs. Religion

Scientific Method

Expansion of Scientific Knowledge

Reason & RationalityRen DescartesCogito ergo sumI think, therefore I am

The Enlightenment