Scientific Revolution Review

Heliocentric view

The transition from a medieval view to a secular, rational, and materialistic one that started in the 17th century but popularized in the 18th

Aristotle, Ptolemy, Plato, Socrates, and Galen

Important astronomer who lived in the second century CE who believed in a geocentric conception of the universe

A great philosopher who helped build the medieval philosphers framework for theuniverse by combining Ptolemy’s writing and Christian theology

Belief that the Earth was at the center of the universe, and the sun + planets revolved around it, with heaven laying beyond them.

Polish Mathematician and astronomer who condraticted Prolemy by believing in a heliocentric universe.

The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe rather than the Earth

Danish nobleman who joined Copernicus in rejecting the Ptelemic system, but did not support the theory that Earth moves

Brahe’s assistant, who also used his data to arrive at his three laws of planetary motion, which confirmed Copernicus’ theory, but instead suggested that orbits are elliptical. Also stated that the motion of planets is not steady or unchanging.

Italian Mathematician who was the first to make observations of the sky with atyelescope. He also defended the Copernican system and was condemned by the Roman inquisition

Galileo’s most famous work, which is what led him to be house arrested

One of the greatest scientific revolution thinkers. He explained motion