Key figures of the Scientific Revolution

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Key figures of the Scientific Revolution
By Kerri Postell Will Whiteside
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Andreas Vesalius

• Born Dec. 31, 1514
• Died Oct. 15, 1564
• Country Belgian
• Science Anatomy

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Education

• Elementary
• Brussels
• Universities
• Louvain
• Padua
• Paris

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Contribution to Scientific Revolution

• Wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica
• Discovered function of structures by
  dissecting live animals.

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Technological Advances of the Scientific
Revolution

• In 1546 he wrote an Epistola on the discovery and
  therapeutic use of chinaroot in the treatment of
  syphilis.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• He was the first to lead the way in the
  independent investigation of the structure of the
  human body. He pointed the way for the free
  investigation of nature.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

• Born Feb 19, 1473
• Died May 24, 1543
• Country Poland
• Science Astronomy

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Education

• Elementary
• Torun
• University
• Wloclawek
• Krakow

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Contributions to the Scientific Revolution

• Gave Heliocentric Model which means the sun is
  the middle of the universe.

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Technological Advances to the Scientific
Revolution

• He made the Model of the Sun being the center of
  the universe.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• He disproved Ptolemaic theory that the universe
  was a closed space. His work forever changed the
  place of man in the cosmos.

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Galileo Galilei

• Born Feb 15, 1564
• Died Jan 8, 1642
• Country Italy
• Science Astronomy

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Education

• Tutored by Jacopo
• Comaldolese Monastery
• University
• Pisa

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Contribution to science

• Proved the Milky Way was made up of tiny Stars.
• Saw four small bodies orbiting Jupiter.

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Technological Advances to the Scientific
Revolution

• He made a telescope which its magnification was 4
  times greater than the Dutchs.
• Later advanced his telescope to a magnification
  of eight or nine.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• He began the study of not why things happen but
  how do things happen

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Isaac Newton

• Born Jan 4, 1643
• Died March, 31, 1727
• Country England
• Science Mathematics

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Education

• Free Grammar in Grantham
• Trinity College
• Cambridge College

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Contribution to the Scientific Revolution

• He invented Fluxions or Integral calculus,
  providing him with the mathematical tools he
  needed for the rest of his work.
• The discovery of composition of life

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Technological Advances to the Scientific
Revolution

• He invented the Sextant
• The Sextant is an instrument in measuring the
  angular distance between objects.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• He Began the movement from philosophical,
  assumptive, and supposed and set out in detail to
  mathematically prove his statements.

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Johannes Kepler

• Born Dec 27, 1571
• Died Nov 15, 1630
• Country Germany
• Science Mathematics

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Contribution to the Scientific Revolution

• Thought the Earth traveled in a elliptical orbit.

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Technological Advances to the Scientific
Revolution

• He wrote Somnuim which was considered first
  authentic science fiction
• Applied mathematical principles and models to
  theories to provide evidence to support his
  theories.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• Applied mathematical principles his and models to
  theories to provide evidence to support his
  theories.

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William Harvey

• Born 1578
• Died 1628
• Country England
• Science Physiology

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Education

• Attended Cambridge and Padua for education.

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Contribution to Science

• Proved that the heart receives and expels blood
  during each cycle.
• Developed first complete theory of blood
  circulation. Fetal circulation shorts circuits
  the lungs.

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Advances in Technology

• Came up with a theory of the circulatory system.
  Described the function of the heart, arteries,
  and veins. Considered to be one of the greatest
  advances in medicine.

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Effect on Enlightenment

• Determined that nothing was fact and recorded
  until tested and would be removed if retested and
  failed.

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Carolus Linnaeus

• Born1707
• Died1778
• CountrySwedish
• ScienceBotany

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Education

• Attended University of Lunda in 1727 to study
  medicine.
• University of Uppsala to collect and study
  plants.
• He got a medical degree at Harderwijk.

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Advances in Technology

• Classified organisms according to differences in
  the form of reproductive apparatus.

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Effect on the Enlightenment

• His Classification and binomial nomenclature
  have remained standard for over 200 years in the
  study of natural history and plants

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