Scientific Revolution

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The Scientific Revolution was a significant intellectual movement, which caused the modification of old misconceptions and the rise of new ideas. The Scientific Revolution was a pivotal time period of European history. The Scientific Revolution was characterized by advancements in astronomy, mechanics and medicine.

The Scientific Revolution made the most achievements in astronomy. Despite living in a time period before the Scientific Revolution, one of the most influential astronomers of the Scientific Revolution was Nicolas Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus was significant to the revolution because he was one of the first astronomers to reject the geocentric theory, which stated that earth was at the center of the universe. Furthermore, the geocentric theory stated that the universe was a series of crystalline, transparent, concentric spheres and that the spheres moved in circular movement around the earth. It also stated that the motion of planets was steady and unchanging. The geocentric conception was the creation of the two Greek intellectuals Aristotle and Ptolemy. Both scientists were still influential during the 17th century. Copernicus rejected the geocentric theory and advocated and published the heliocentric theory, which stated that the sun not the earth was at the center of the universe. In On