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    Plenty of new theories, philosophies, and inventions emerged from the Scientific Revolution. They helped the people during that time and even helped the people of today. These theories, inventions, and philosophies are continued to still be used now. They had a huge impact during the Scientific Revolution which shaped Science into what it is currently. Several new theories surfaced throughout the Scientific Revolution. One of those was the heliocentric theory which Copernicus made. Next, we have

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    The scientific revolution had arisen new ideas to the scientific community that would have an impact to many religious communities. The creation of new tools allowed human to test ideas and theories that would confirm or deny previous assumptions. Pseudoscience was a form of science that would introduce many absurd ideas that could be denied with current evidence. However, many scientific theories and assumptions are fallible and could be disproven and thus created pseudoscience. Michael Shermer

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    Before the Scientific Revolution began to take shape around the year 1550, the world of science was exceedingly narrow and thought to be known. The scientific views of the pre-scientific revolution stem back even further than the popular Aristotelian era of science. Hippocrates contributed greatly to the field of science, especially in the field of medicine. It was during his years of medical studies that Hippocrates theorized the “Four Temperaments”. This theory hypothesized that there are four

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    Scholars and philosophers began to reevaluate old notions about other aspects of society in the wake of the Scientific revolution. They sought new insight into the underlying beliefs regarding government, religion, economics, and education. An idea that was reevaluated was: a monarch’s rule is justified by divine right. The new idea was that a government's power comes from the consent of the governed. John Locke held a different point of view. He believed that people could learn from experience and

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    Was There A Scientific Revolution In The Early Modern Era? The expression 'The Scientific revolution' is a controversial term in itself. The term is traditionally used to describe the intellectual accomplishments made in astronomy and physical science during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Scholars during this age, such as Copernicus, Descartes, Galileo and Bacon wrestled with the question about God, human propensity and the possibilities of understanding the world. The insinuations

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    The Scientific Revolution, starting in the sixteenth century, marked the beginning of change. Man’s view of the world now contained scientific discovery and mathematical fact and not traditional religious beliefs alone. Beginning with Copernicus’s theory of a heliocentric universe, mankind soon began to question previously believed facts and used mathematics to discount traditional theories. During this time man questioned everything from human anatomy, nature, government, and society. In the late

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    Inspired by the Renaissance, Humanism and Individualism, the Scientific Revolution, John Locke, and the Age of Discovery, and Religious Wars, the Enlightenment in Europe sparked a movement of change and progress. During the Enlightenment, humans were focused on improving their lives and letting go of or expanding on ancient texts that had set the previous standards. The Scientific Revolution was one event that provided a sturdy foundation to the Enlightenment by having solid evidence of things in

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    Scientific Revolution: An Important Event in the Human History The moments when I write these words are history, so we could say history deals with the past. However, the past has not passed completely. The future will also be history. History is a very dynamic notion and concept. What is history is really hard to define. Change is central to history. Yet, history is not only about details. There are certain things that demonstrate true history. These events have varied in time and space. Among

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    The Scientific Revolution was a movement that took place in the seventeenth century. It was a period when new ideas on physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry and much more led to s rejection of doctrines and led the foundation of modern science. The Scientific Revolution ruined the Medieval view of the universe and established the scientific method (231). Medieval view of the world was based on religion. The Scientific Revolution made people became reasonable and formed a worldview based on facts

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    The scientific revolution is still one of the most significant and important developments to ever influence western intellectual tradition and culture. The scientific revolution was nothing short of a revolution, it changed the way that the individual observed and examined the world around them, forcing them to ask the question and to try and explain the unknown. The scientific revolution revolutionized the scientific community because it changed man’s thought process and was forcing scholars and

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