HIST1083 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Copernican Principle, Scientific Revolution, General Idea
What was the fundamental shift during the scientific revolution?
• Asks new question of how? rather than old question of why?
What was the role of the church in the scientific revolution?
• Church often funded scientific research
• The church viewed it as proper scientific research would merge to the same truths
that the church teaches
How did people use the scientific revolution to re-write history? What is an example of
this?
• Church became a target for being unprogressive, against science, and against
nationalism
• Painting by Christiano Banti depicting Galileo being condemned a heretic
What is the classical universe model?
• Geocentric universe in which a stationary earth is orbited by celestial bodies
• Earth is the lowest rung of Aristotles Great Chain of Being
• Earth is imperfect, heaven is perfect
What were Copernicuss contributions to science? (ow did he present his ideas?
• Idea of Heliocentric universe- sun center of solar system
• He put his ideas out as a theory, not a theological fact
• Very pious, never condemned the church during his lifetime (he was challenging but
respectful)
What book did Copernicus write? When?
• On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543
What was the relationship between Copernicus and the church?
• Dedicated his book to the pope in order to show loyalty and protect himself
• The Pope was a major patron of arts and sciences
What was the Copernicus method?
• The way in which he presented his findings so it would be accepted by the church
• He focused on numbers
• Copernicus claimed God was the master mathematician and mathematical precision
of universe proves Gods existence
Why did the Church shift from embracing heliocentrism to rejecting it in 1616?
• Religious wars at the time made everything political and partisan
• Lutherans embraced heliocentrism which made Catholics reject it
• Catholics didnt oppose science itself
Describe Keplers contributions to science
• Was a Lutheran who promoted the idea of heliocentric universe
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Document Summary
What was the fundamental shift during the scientific revolution: asks new question of (cid:498)how? (cid:499) rather than old question of (cid:498)why? (cid:499) What was the role of the church in the scientific revolution: church often funded scientific research, the church viewed it as proper scientific research would merge to the same truths that the church teaches. What is an example of this: church became a target for being unprogressive, against science, and against nationalism, painting by christiano banti depicting galileo being condemned a heretic. What is the classical universe model: earth is imperfect, heaven is perfect, geocentric universe in which a stationary earth is orbited by celestial bodies, earth is the lowest rung of aristotle(cid:495)s great chain of being. What were copernicus(cid:495)s contributions to science? (ow did he present his ideas: he put his ideas out as a theory, not a theological fact, very pious, never condemned the church during his lifetime (he was challenging but.
