The Scientific Revolution

History, by far is my least favorite subject and finding something interesting regarding the many revolutions that have taken place world-wide, isn't easy. I'll admit, when it comes down to it, I'd rather learn about the American Revolution all over again because it's familiar and serves of great significance living in the U.S. But, while searching the web I came across the Scientific Revolution and I didn't think there was a revolution more relevant to this course. Obviously, by the name of the revolution you could guess that it had to do with science and how advancements would further progress until we'd get to where we are today.

The Scientific Revolution was the change in beliefs and thoughts as well as social and institutional organizations in Europe. There is no specific timeline, as different historians have various views as to when the cut-off date it is, but it took place roughly between 1550-1700. This timeline starts with Copernicus and the sun-centered cosmos and ends with Newton and his universal laws. The transformation that took place during this time was the core belief in cosmology and astronomy which then shifted to physics. The methods, ideas, and theorems that were developed during this time, served as the backbone to current knowledge we have of the world today. Even though 1550-1700 was thousands of years ago, we still learn about these scientists' ideas and initial views- it's what shaped the scientists that came after them and discovered more.