Guided Reading Activity - The Scientific Revolution

Why was Antoine Lavoisier important?

He invented a system of naming chemical elements and solved out the theory of combustion.

How did Galileo revolutionize the field of astronomy?

He was the first to use he telescope. He then clarified that the Heavenly Bodies that were seen as orbs of light was made out of the same materials of the Earth.

Who discovered the universal law of gravitation?

Isaac Newton discovered the universal law of gravitation.

Where was Earth in Ptolemy's and Copernicus's conceptions of the universe?

Ptolemy's conception of the universe was that the sun was revolving around the Earth. Copernicus's conception was that the sun revolved around the Earth.

Who wrote the phrase, "I think, therefore I am"? In what work did the phrase appear?

Rene Descartes wrote the phrase "I think, therefore I am" in the Discourse on Method.

How did scientific revolution change the way Europeans viewed the universe and the place of human beings in it?

Scientific Revolution changed the way Europeans viewed the universe and the place of human beings in it by altering their ideas into truths and evidence.

What instruments made scientific discoveries possible and helped ideas ideas spread quickly?

The microscope and the telescope made scientific discovery possible. The printing press helped spread ideas quickly.

How did Renaissance intellectuals view mathematics?

They believed it was the key to navigation, military science, and geography. They also believed that the secrets of nature were written in mathematics.