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    The scientific revolution was a turning point in history that changed the world for the better. Europeans began to see things in new ways because of this revolution, causing them to make major advancements. Some of the most important causes of the scientific revolution were the Renaissance and the Reformation, which when mixed, caused people to question their beliefs. Because people were questioning things, science went from ancient and medieval to the Copernican revolution, and continued on to what

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    shift as a whole, with new ideals and importance on religion and hierarchy. After the Renaissance would be the Scientific Revolution, then onto the Enlightenment. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment promoted both logical reasoning and the movement past religious thinking on to a more scientific way of thinking and understanding. To begin the explanation of the Scientific Revolution (1543-1815), you must first remember the Renaissance and it’s creation of new idealism and thought. The Renaissance

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    The writer gives three specific aspects of the “Legacy of the Scientific Revolution” which stem from the ideas of absolutism. The first part of the legacy is “the increasing presence of an attitude of mechanization toward the processes of nature” which is how machinery is applied to nature to help understand it better. This was done in many ways, one example is the invention of the first telescopes. In Holland lenses of different shapes were combined by eyeglass makers to see the sky more detailed

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    Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Before the Scientific Revolution took place, change was ostracized; their beliefs were practically set in stone by ancient thinkers and were supported up by the powerful church. Lasting from the 16th through the 18th century, Scientific Revolution exhibited individuals challenging tradition; the difference of time period, relationship with the church, and personality affected how

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    The Scientific Revolution was a period in 17th century Europe in which people were trying to explore the “unknowable”. Scientists, philosophers, physicist, and others were trying to understand what could be measured and observable. During this time, many ideas and discoveries were made. The scientific method, physics, and alchemy were discovered. René Descarte believed that everything through formulas, they only needed to be discovered, and “invented” deductive reasoning - or using a formula to predict

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    The scientific revolution started in around 1543. The scientific revolution was a time period where there were developments in math,biology,chemistry,and astronomy. This led to people such as Nicholas Copernicus and Issac Newton creating things such as calculus and the idea of a heliocentric solar system. These people were key figures in the scientific revolution. Because of this time period of learning everyone from the rich to the poor were effected during and after the Scientific Revolution. Before

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    Between the mid-1700s and the mid-1800s, the scientific revolution introduced experimentation, observation, and logic. At the same time a group of people, referred to as Philosophers, started to apply reason to propose a new social order which brought the Age of the Enlightenment. These people believed in the ideals of liberty and equality, which brought revolutions throughout Europe, and the colonies of North and Latin America. Before the Enlightenment, A major problem was that almost everyone

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    There are many different kinds of turning points in history that changed many society. These turning points affected and advanced the lives of many people and the different time period they lived in. The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution both were major turning points because they both have a huge impact on the advancement of people's life and their knowledge. The Renaissance was huge turning point that impacted society since it changed the daily and social life of many people. During the

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    11 March 2015 Age of Reason The Age of Reason took place in Europe from the mid 1500s and ended in the late 1700s. This can be categorized into two different time periods. First, was the Scientific Revolution when many scholars created new ways of thinking about the natural world. The Scientific Revolution ended around the late 1600s. Although this time period was over, common ideas spread to the next period. The second time period in the Age of Reason was the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment

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    The scientific revolution refers to the time period when great advances in scientific understanding which were made beginning back around the time of the renaissance and onward. Mostly this was related to mechanical physics, calculus, mathematics as well as non-geocentric models of astronomy, and other discipline of that time period but in general, these empiricism with regard to understanding the natural world and emerging knowledge of the world. So, I can argue that scientific method was extremely

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