Scientific Revolution Dbq Analysis

The Scientific Revolution was a time in the mid-1500s when new scientific and technological advances were being made in Europe. The Europeans were open to new ideas because of exploration and expansion of trade, continuing study of ancient authorities, and development of scientific theory to learn more about the world. The product of this new shift in thinking had powerful influence over society. Although the Scientific Revolution resulted in many beneficial ideas and events for society such as marking Beginning of modern science Belief on progress and power of reason, and giving rise to a new view of the universe as a well-ordered system, the new Scientific principles conflicted with the church’s ideals, therefore creating tension between …show more content…
When one force threatened to usurp that power, however, the Church became very stubborn and did everything in its power to eliminate that force. One example of this is the case of heliocentric versus geocentric theory. Nicolaus Copernicus, a polish astronomer in the 1500s, hypothesised that the Sun was actually the center of the universe, and not the earth. He came to this conclusion by investigating how “the geocentric theory did not accurately explain the movements of the sun, moon, and planets” (Doc. 2) This article was written from a 3rd person point of view, with the intended purpose of educating the public on why Copernicus came up with the heliocentric theory. This piece of evidence shows one example of where logic and reason was more accurate that the beliefs of the church about the geocentric theory. In the 1600s, an Italian scientist named Galileo tried to prove Copernicus's theory to the church. However, the Church did want want to believe that they were wrong, so they forced Galileo to retract everything he said about Copernicus’ theory, and state that, “with sincere heart and unprecedented faith, i reject and detest the aforesaid errors and heresies of Copernicus…contrary to the Church” (Doc. 5). This quote was said by galileo himself, although it is clear that he was not sincere becauses he put so much work into the heliocentric theory. The only reason he surrendered

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