Nicolaus Copernicus

In physics I found Native Astronomy the most interesting. What I found the most interesting was that “Numerous indigenous tribes have inhabited America before the European colonists arrived and they each had their own way of interpreting what they saw in the sky” (DawLez) Natives perceptions and legends are what were outstanding compared to our thoughts of it in general. In the article “10 Ancient Cultures and Their Contributions to Astronomy” it mentions how they traditionally believed that the

Humans are so engrained in their beliefs that often they cannot see the truth even though it lies right in front of their eyes. Therefore, their world must be flipped in order to see what is really there. In Bertolt Brecht’s Life of Galileo, Galielo himself tries to flip the world view with his heliocentric theory. However, the rigidity of human beliefs can prove to be quite a hurdle. Brecht utilizes the motif of sight in separate people in their varying degrees of rigidity to ultimately distinguish

or Earth-centered, universe. During Galileo’s time, people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and the Sun and planets revolved around it. Galileo Galilei’s discovery of the heliocentric theory strengthened Galileo’s belief in Copernicus’ theory that Earth and all the other planets revolved around the Sun. Once Galileo presented the heliocentric theory, the Catholic Church believed Galileo could not be a devoted Catholic and a scientist at once. The Church was infuriated with Galileo’s

important to science? Galileo Galilei is considered the father of modern science. He made contributions to many subjects including physics, astronomy, and mathematics. However, he is most known for proving Copernicus’s claim that Earth is not flat. Copernicus also said that we rotated around the sun, not the other way around. Galileo proved this theory by inventing a better telescope than the Dutch telescope. His improved telescope helped him see the rings of Saturn, the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the

The Scientific Revolution A paradigm is one's world view in which one understands his place in it. Copernicus, Galileo, Vesalius, Linnaeus, Leuwenhoek, and Newton were all medieval scientists, whose work changed people's lives and the world. The way man viewed the universe in which he lived, the world of nature that surrounded him and even his own physical anatomy changed right before him. Scientists, like Galileo, disproved the heliocentric model as new instruments like the telescope

mathematics and astronomy. In 1504, Copernicus began writing his famous novel De Revolutionibus Orblum Coelestium; however it was not published until after his death, due to the radical ideas that were contained inside.4 Copernicus was a man of great intelligence and his ideas changed scientists’ minds about astrology. In his book, he discussed his ideas of the Earth not being the center of the universe, but instead that the Earth revolves around the Sun. At the time of Copernicus’ book being published, little

Galileo Galilei Galileo was born in Pisa along the Via del Cuore in 1564 to Vincenzo Galileo, a man known for his study of music, and Giuli Ammananti. When Galileo was ten he moved to Florance.1 At eleven young Galileo was sent to Vallombrosa for school. At fifteen Galileo decided to be a monk, but because of his father gave up his ambition. In the late summer of 1581 Galileo entered the University of Pisa and embarked on a course of study in medicine. Studying the Aristotelian system, which

He was offered a lifetime professorship at the University of Padua, he declined the offer, he later resigned and returned to Florence. Some theologians claimed that Copernicus, and therefore Galileo, was conflicting with the bible and the doctrines of the church about the order of creation. He was told to teach his findings only as theory not as truth. In 1615, Galileo's book about his findings was banned by the church

The Scientific Revolution: Copernicus and Galileo The scientific revolution brought on new and important change. People began to see things extremely differently. Up to this point religion had been an issue of pure faith. A person could not use any empirically based data or reason to justify or develop ideas on religion. People who contradicted the church were considered heretics and were punished. At this time, people believed in the universe that Ptolemy had theorized: that the earth was

which concerned the fields of astronomy, mechanics, and medicine. These new scientists used math and observations strongly contradicting religious thought at the time, which was dependent on the Aristotelian-Ptolemy theory. However, astronomers like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton accepted the heliocentric theory. Astronomical findings of the Scientific Revolution disproved the fact that humans were