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Nicolaus Copernicus

AP Euro Scientific Revolution and Natural Philosophers and Europe 1686 - 1740

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Chapter 14 Scientific Revolution - ?Natural philosophers? - Process that established new view of universe - Changes EVERYTHING - Defining characteristic of modern Western civilization - Astronomy - A) Copernicus (1493-1543) - ?On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres? 1543 - Prior thought - geocentric - Ptolemy and Aristotle - Earth centered - Heavens ? planets ? sun + moon ? earth - Heliocentric - Sun centered - No new evidence - B) Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) - Body of astronomical data - Moon + sun around earth - other planets around sun - C) Kepler (1571-1630) - Combine Copernicus + Brah?s data - Conclude - sun centered universe - Elliptical orbit (not circular) - No explanation as to why - D) Galileo (1564-1642) - Telescope

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Copernicus was a Polish Astronomer, he also a mathematician, astronomer, jurist, physician, classical scholar, Catholic cleric, governor, administrator, diplomat, economist. That evidences him have talents in different aspect, he considered and thinking using scientific methods. The Scientific Revolution that followed Copernicus lasted well through the Renaissance, and arguably into the Modern Revolution. After all, if he had not taken that first step, it is possible that the church would have just gained power, and we would still believe everything they say. That proves Copernicus with leadership to rule the people again the church.
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