QuestionWeek 1Scientific Revolution (graded)

Prior to the scientific revolution, the earth was viewed by most people to be the center of the universe, medicine consisted of a balance of certain fluids or humors of the body, and bodies were thought to rise because they were heavenly bodies. Then, Copernicus became convinced that the sun was the center of the universe. Kepler, using Tycho’s precise observations and calculations, discovered three basic laws of planetary motion and provided mathematical proof that Copernicus was correct that the sun was the center of our universe. Newton discovered three laws of motion and was able to explain gravity.

How might the discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, or one of the other scientists described in chapter 17, have impacted people’s view of the absolute systems of government, the divine right of kings, of people’s views of the Protestant or Catholic Churches? Look for metaphors, for example, between the supposed perfection of the heavenly bodies and the realities discovered by the scientists in this chapter.

While your textbook provides a short definition of the enlightenment, by Kant, it is a much larger concept that cannot be adequately described as bringing “light into the dark corners of the mind.” Provide us with your understanding of what the enlightenment meant to the people of that time.

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