2HAVO-BRICKS-H3.4-SCIENTIFICREVOLUTION

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3.4 - Scientific Revolution

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You will learn what effects the Scientific Revolution had in different scientific fields and for the worldview

Keywords

Rationalism

Empirical thinking

Scientific revolution

Heliocentrism

Geocentrism

Scientific Revolution

Rationalism: when you use reason and logic and not just believe things

Empiricism: when you do actual tests, like in science

Read the part on Rationalism

Galileo Galilei page 65

Galileo Galilei

What is the difference between heliocentrism and geocentrism

Isaac Newton

The seventeenth century

The seventeenth century was the age of new scientific discoveries. 

An increasing number of universities were established. 

This led to a new generation of scientists who discovered scientific laws, some of which are still valid today. However, not all scientists used the same method for their research. 

• What caused this thirst for knowledge?
•  Which methods were used? 
• And who were some of those famous scientists?

Read science in the Republic

page 65

Keywords

Rationalism

Empirical thinking

Scientific revolution

Heliocentrism

Geocentrism

Do you see still the effects of the Scientific Revolution today, in 2022? Give an example.

Do exercise 13

After that pick a scientist and write make poster of him/her