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    The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution: Men of Ideas Creating Change Nicole Hill The eighteenth century is often referred to as the Enlightenment. The ideas of many individuals combined to create a movement that would not only sweep across Europe, but reach as far as the America's. The idea of a world without caste, class or institutionalized crudity was what many were striving to achieve. Coinciding with the Enlightenment was the Scientific Revolution. Advancements in astronomy, technology

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    The scientific revolution was a time period considered to be known as new way of thinking about the natural world. The important details to note about it are the ones that sparked the beginning of it. There were many things that are believed to have lead up to it, but a few things are; the Italian Renaissance, understanding of ancient Arabic text and better use of scientific instruments. The Italian Renaissance was a time of achievements and cultural change that took place between the 14th and 16th

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    I believe the Scientific Revolution was not intending to be a war on tradition and religion. The scientists and philosophers of the scientific revolution did not set out to change the world or cause war on tradition and religion. The scientific revolution developed gradually over a period and was revolutionary in the sense that it transformed human thought, just as political revolutions have changed systems of governments. The scientific revolution challenged traditional views of the world and fostered

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    This week's blog entry involves the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution would come to shape the modern understanding of science. During the time of the Scientific Revolution, the term science did not yet exist. During the revolution, the term used before science was natural philosophy. The Scientific Revolution took place within Europe during the years 1500 - 1700. Some argue that the revolution began with the man named Nicolaus Copernicus, with his theories of a sun centered universe

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    The Scientific Revolution was a series of developments and advancements in topics such as mathematics, physics, astronomy, and biology that occurred during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This period in time helped change people’s point of views and opinions about nature and was a major turning point in Modern Western civilizations. The Scientific Revolution was significant because of the the advancements made in the scientific field, contributions and discoveries made concerning the medical

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    Understanding the Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution was a time of change and new thinking. Many innovators had new ideas about the earth and many other things, but most challenged the Church in thinking of these new concepts. This revolution was so important to the development of mankind that modern historians honor the phrase with initial capital letters. This change of thought took almost two centuries to become established in western Europe; today this prolonged crisis is known

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    The Scientific revolution changed everyone's outlook on science. People were starting to challenge the church's way of doing things and their astronomy. The scientist did not believe that the scientists 300 years ago were right. They thought of the world differently. They conducted experiments differently too. It took more than one scientist to make this revolution come to life. People like Copernicus, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton are the leaders in the revolution. That is only 3 of them, and

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    One of the most prolific eras in our world’s history is the Scientific Revolution. During this time men began to think outside the realm of possibility and delved themselves deep into the exciting unknown world of science. The innovative minds of these people churned out inventions like gunpowder and the printing press, as well as, inventive new ways of thinking like the scientific method. Aside from the inventors and innovators, there were also the publicists and writers without whom no one would

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    Revolution The Scientific Revolution taking place in 16th century Europe, a time in which peace and prosperity was vibrant. was a time of great learning, understanding, and itself was the dawn of the modern science. During this time, many distinguished scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton began to set the foreground of future science. Through their marvelous works they succeeded in changing society’s ways of thinking and view of life in itself, from a theistic one to a realistic

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    The Scientific evolution and it’s impact on History The Scientific Revolution is one of the most history changing events in earth’s 4.543 Billion years of existence. On 1543 In early Europe, A scientist named Nicholas Copernicus came up with the theory that the stars and planets revolve around the sun rather than the sun revolving around the planets and stars. This kicked off the start to the infamous scientific revolution. With this spark in Science and history, other scientists and people were

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