CGS SS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Second Industrial Revolution, Montesquieu, Empiricism

• School: Boston University
• Department: Social Sciences
• Course: CGS SS 102
• Professor: Sam Deese

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Copernicus: nicolaus copernicus was a 16th century astronomer who presented the theory that the earth was not at the center of the universe, the sun was. This idea threated many people"s beliefs at the time, especially the. Catholic church who had much authority in society. Although copernicus had scientific evidence for the idea, he only proposed it as a theory because he did not want to get in trouble with religious authority. Copernicus was a significant figure in the scientific revolution where philosophers had began to shift from religious thinking to scientific thinking. Galileo: galileo galilei was a 17th century italian astronomer, philosopher and scientist. Copernicus had previously proposed a theory that the sun was actually the center of the universe, not the earth. Galileo had also come to the same conclusion but instead of merely proposing it as a theory, he published his thinking and got in trouble with the catholic church.