World History 2

World History 2

Scientific Revolution Packet

Mr. Ackerman

Quote Analysis:

Directions: Explain the quote to the best of your ability. Also, explain the connection between the quote and this unit.

“I can calculate the motion of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.” Isaac Newton

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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” Galileo Galilei ______

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“For I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.” – Nicolaus Copernicus

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“All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.” William Harvey______

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Name of Scientist / Traditional Belief Before New Discovery / Scientist’s Theory / Observations / Reaction from Community / Historical Impact

Aristotle & Ptolemy
(400 B.C.E. &
100 A.D.)

Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473 – 1543)

Johannes Kepler
(1571 - 1630)

Galileo Galilei
(1564 – 1652)
Name of Scientist / Traditional Belief Before New Discovery / Scientist’s Theory / Observations / Reaction from Community / Historical Impact

Isaac Newton
(1642 – 1727)

René Descartes
(1596 – 1650)

Andreas Vesalius
(1514 – 1564)

William Harvey
(1578 – 1657)

Scientific Revolution – Timeline LP

Create a timeline in your binder. Place the following events in order, beginning with the earliest. For each event, create an illustration that helps to explain the concept or event.

Aristotle “proves” the geocentric theory500 BC (approximately)

Galileo invents the first telescope:1609

Copernicus proves the “heliocentric theory”1543

Newton discovers the law of gravity1687

Galileo discovers the law of the pendulum 1581

Tycho Brahe discovers the first super nova1572

Galileo placed under house arrest by the Inquisition1633

Johannes Kepler proves that planets have elliptical orbits1609

Pope Paul II apologizes to Galileo1992

**Since you have 2 dates that don’t fit well with the rest, construct your timeline like this…

“Imagine You…” – Galileo

Imagine you are Galileo. You have just proved that the Catholic Church is wrong about gravity, the composition of heavenly bodies, and even the formation of the universe itself!! In your own words, write a letter to the Pope, and attempt to persuade him that you are correct. Remember, your findings are a threat to him, and he may not take kindly to your information.

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Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century

By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer Malcolm Ritter, Ap Science Writer – ThuDec4, 4:11amET

AP–This composite image provided by NASA Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 of the Tycho supernova remnant combines…

NEW YORK – More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw.

It's no big surprise. Scientists have known the light came from a supernova, a huge star explosion. But what kind of supernova?

A new study confirms that, as expected, it was the common kind that involves the thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf star with a nearby companion.

The research, which analyzed a "light echo" from the long-ago event, is presented in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature by scientists in Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.

The story of what's commonly called Tycho's supernova began on Nov. 11, 1572, when Brahe was astonished to see what he thought was a brilliant new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. The light eventually became as bright as Venus and could be seen for two weeks in broad daylight. After 16 months, it disappeared.

Working before telescopes were invented, Brahe documented with precision that unlike the moon and the planets, the light's position didn't move in relation to the stars. That meant it lay far beyond the moon. That was a shock to the contemporary view that the distant heavens were perfect and unchanging.

The event inspired Brahe to commit himself further to studying the stars, launching a career of meticulous observations that helped lay the foundations of early modern astronomy, said Michael Shank, a professor of the history of science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The direct light from the supernova swept past Earth long ago. But some of it struck dust clouds in deep space, causing them to brighten. That "light echo" was still observable, and the new study was based on analyzing the wavelengths of light from that.

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On the Net:

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Now continue to the “Imagine You” on the next page….

Scientific Revolution Wrap-Up

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