Heliocentrism
8 articles tagged with "Heliocentrism"
The Conflict Between Science and Religion: The Case of Newton
Explore the pivotal conflict between science and religion during Newton's era through key figures and events shaping European intellectual history.
Newton's Legacy in Scientific Revolution
Explore Newton's pivotal role in the Scientific Revolution through his contributions to physics, mathematics, and astronomy.
Newton's Principia: The Unification of Terrestrial and Celestial Mechanics
Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica unifies terrestrial and celestial mechanics through gravity and calculus, marking a pivotal shift in scientific thought during the 17th century.
Galileo's Scientific Revolution: Mechanics and Astronomy in Early Modern Europe
Explore Galileo's pivotal role in early modern science, challenging Aristotelian views with his support of heliocentrism and innovative use of mathematics.
The Copernican Revolution: Shaping Early Modern Astronomy
Explore how Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric model challenged geocentric views during the Renaissance, marking a pivotal shift in astronomy.
The Seventeenth-Century Scientific Revolution: Mechanism Over Magic
Explore the shift from divine to mechanistic explanations in the 17th century, marked by figures like Galileo and Newton.
The Intellectual Foundations of Scientific Revolution
Explore the shift from medieval scholasticism to modern science through systematic observation and experimentation during the Scientific Revolution.
Greek Astronomy and the Geocentric Model
Explore the development of the geocentric model in ancient Greece, emphasizing mathematical principles over observational evidence, leading to a paradigm that dominated astronomy for nearly two millennia.