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What was the significance of Bacon formalizing the scientific method (1621)?
Provided a structured approach to scientific inquiry, emphasizing observation and experimentation.
What was the significance of Descartes emphasizing deductive reasoning (1637)?
Advanced the scientific method by emphasizing logical analysis and general principles.
What was the significance of Harvey's discovery of blood circulation?
Revolutionized understanding of the human body and disproved the humoral theory.
What was the significance of Copernicus developing the Heliocentric Theory?
Challenged the long-held geocentric view and shifted the understanding of the cosmos.
What was the significance of Kepler's laws of planetary motion?
Provided a more accurate description of planetary movement, supporting heliocentrism.
What was the significance of Galileo's use of the telescope?
Provided observational evidence supporting heliocentrism and challenging religious doctrine.
What was the significance of Newton's Three Laws of Motion?
Proved Earth's revolution around the sun and provided a universal explanation of motion.
What was the impact of the development of the microscope?
Allowed for the discovery of microorganisms, revolutionizing medicine and biology.
What was the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Alchemy?
Alchemy was influenced by science, but the Church maintained that the cosmos was governed by spiritual forces.
What was the impact of the Scientific Revolution on medicine?
Shifted focus to anatomy, bodily systems, and physiology
What were the causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution?
Causes: Questioning of classical texts, emphasis on reason and observation. Effects: New scientific discoveries, challenges to religious authority, development of the scientific method.
What were the causes and effects of the development of the scientific method?
Causes: Desire for a systematic approach to knowledge. Effects: Standardized scientific inquiry, increased accuracy and reliability of scientific findings.
What were the causes and effects of the discovery of blood circulation?
Causes: Observation and experimentation. Effects: Revolutionized understanding of the human body, disproved the humoral theory.
What were the causes and effects of the heliocentric theory?
Causes: Astronomical observations and mathematical calculations. Effects: Challenged geocentrism, led to conflict with religious authorities, advanced understanding of the cosmos.
What were the causes and effects of the development of the telescope?
Causes: Advances in lens technology. Effects: Allowed for detailed astronomical observations, supported heliocentrism, expanded understanding of the universe.
What were the causes and effects of the emphasis on individualism and reason?
Cause: Intellectual shift during the Renaissance. Effect: Fueled the Scientific Revolution, encouraging scholars to question classical texts and experiment.
What were the causes and effects of challenging the humoral theory of disease?
Cause: New anatomical discoveries. Effect: Shifted focus to anatomy, bodily systems, and physiology.
What were the causes and effects of new astronomical discoveries?
Cause: Improved astronomical instruments. Effect: Discovery of comets, nebulae, galaxies.
What were the causes and effects of the shift from geocentrism to heliocentrism?
Cause: Astronomical observations and mathematical calculations. Effect: Challenged the long-held geocentric view and shifted the understanding of the cosmos.
What were the causes and effects of the development of the microscope?
Cause: Advances in lens technology. Effect: Led to the discovery of microorganisms.
Who was Francis Bacon?
Formalized the scientific method and emphasized inductive reasoning.
Who was Rene Descartes?
Emphasized deductive reasoning and the scientific method.
Who was William Harvey?
Discovered blood circulation and disproved the humoral theory.
Who was Nicholas Copernicus?
Developed the Heliocentric Theory.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
Formulated the laws of planetary motion.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
Used the telescope to observe the night sky, supporting heliocentrism.
Who was Isaac Newton?
Developed the Three Laws of Motion and proved Earth's revolution around the sun.