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    Tits The Scientific Revolution of the fifteen and sixteen hundreds heralded the progression towards a new era of rational and mathematical thinking. Instead of relying on the ideas of the ancient Greeks as Renaissance philosophers did, the contributors of the Scientific Revolution began to look to the world around them for answers. The scientists and philosophers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were surrounded by an amalgam of social, political, and religious factors that would influence

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    The Influences of the Scientific Revolution on the Enlightenment The Scientific Revolution was a period of rapid scientific advances that occurred in the European nations between the 16th and 17th century. Famed scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei questioned the widely held beliefs on astronomy based upon the assertions of the Catholic church. These curiosities lead to an unquenchable desire to explore and observe the occurences of the natural world and slowly lead the scientists

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    The scientific revolution was a period of time where there was many improvements of life, technology and understanding of the world around us. People began to realize that nothing was being achieved when religion was the only answer to anything and realised that you can have a good life before death. This resulted in a new lifestyle for civilians and a happier life. The fight for who was the cause of the greatest effect of the Scientific Revolution is an ongoing debate. Today I will be breaking down

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    freedom. In the 1540-1690 the scientific revolution was one of those movements that change the mind of many people. This revolution gave a voice to society to speak about their opinions on space, communities and many more things. In the textbook it state that “the scientific revolution was “the real origin both of the modern world and the modern mentality”. This gave people the attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person or group.

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    The Scientific revolution during the 16th century was the time of development in science, mathematics, physics, and astrology. Changes resulting from the revolution affected virtually all aspects of society such as religion and politics. The church felt threatened by the new discoveries during this time period as it began to affect the thought process of the common people. The Scientific Revolution was such a major milestone for mankind because it "changed the way people looked at the world of nature

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    to develop new skills and ideas that led to scientific advancements. This period become known as the Scientific Revolution, and helped develop the modern science that we study today. This concept of modern science is attributed to philosophers whose research was based on experimental observation and complex mathematics, both of which became known as natural philosophy. These philosophers extended the use of reason and based their findings on scientific results from actual experiments, rather than

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    The Scientific Revolution changed society with the birth of “modern science”; it changed the way people thought about the physical world around them. The same spirit of inquiry that fueled the Renaissance, led scientists to question traditional beliefs about the workings of the universe. The conflict all began with Copernicus’ heliocentric model being introduced to the world- going against the Church’s traditional teachings. Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric model of the universe-

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    There were countless elements that contributed to the scientific revolution. Everything from methods to inventions led to this advance in science. A few main contributors from this time period (17th century) had a huge impact on what was to come for the world ahead. Specifically; achievements of the Empirical Method, Heliocentrism, the telescope and the microscope. One of the most fundamental principles guiding the new science was the proposition that, through the direct and careful observation

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    the individual and human society as a whole. These secular views led people to becoming more educated and break off from the corrupt church. This is the spark of what led into the Scientific Revolution because people wanted to expand their knowledge in a greater procedure. People started to use empiricism in their scientific methods to reach a final decision. This is also known as the Age of Reason, even though people are skeptical of all things that are unproven by mathematics and science. Both religious

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    During the seventeenth century, the scientific revolution in Europe was at its peak, changing people’s lives through the new techniques of the scientific method. Citizens of western civilizations had previously used religion as the lens through which they perceived their beliefs and customs in their communities. Before the scientific revolution, science and religion were intertwined, and people were taught to accept religious laws and doctrines without questioning; the Church was the ultimate authority

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