Scientific Revolution
20 articles tagged with "Scientific Revolution"
The Rise of Scientific Influence Before World War I
Explore how science before WWI shaped society's worldview, challenging religious beliefs with empirical evidence and technological advancements.
The Emergence of Science as a Social Phenomenon
Explore the emergence of science as a social phenomenon from 17th-century Europe to the late 1800s.
The Impact of Darwin's On the Origin of Species on Victorian Society
Explore how Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' transformed Victorian society, challenging religious beliefs about creation.
The Rejection of Authority in Early Modern Europe
Explore early modern Europe's rejection of authority through humanism, Reformation, and Enlightenment, reshaping society towards reason and individual rights.
Enlightenment and the Challenge to Religious Authority
Explore the Enlightenment period's challenge to religious authority through reason and science, leading to significant social and political changes.
The Enlightenment's Promise: Rationalism and Scientific Progress
Explore the Enlightenment's focus on reason and empirical evidence that transformed society through scientific progress and rational thinking.
Enlightenment in Europe: Liberation and Critique
Explore the Enlightenment era's focus on reason, skepticism, and individual liberty through key figures like Voltaire and Rousseau.
Science and Religion in Early Modern Europe
Explore the complex interplay between science, philosophy, and religion in early modern Europe as figures like Newton and Descartes sought to integrate new discoveries with religious belief.
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 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 Emergence of Modern Astronomy: Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo
Discover how Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo transformed astronomy with their empirical data challenging Ptolemy's model.
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 Role of Amateurs in the Scientific Revolution
Explore how amateurs drove the Scientific Revolution through social influence, financial support, and institutionalization, shaping modern science.
The Emergence of a Scientific Community
Explore the rise of early modern scientific communities through printing technology, journals like Philosophical Transactions, and private correspondence.
The Scientific Revolution: Tools and Techniques
Explore pivotal shifts in European science from 16th-17th centuries, marked by empirical methods, technological advancements like telescopes and microscopes.
Francis Bacon's Influence on Early Modern Science
Explore Francis Bacon's pivotal role in shaping early modern science through empirical methods and systematic inquiry.
The Intellectual Foundations of Scientific Revolution
Explore the shift from medieval scholasticism to modern science through systematic observation and experimentation during the Scientific Revolution.
The Rise of Censorship and Education Control: 15th-18th Century Europe
Explore Europe's transformation from religiously controlled education to widespread literacy and scientific inquiry through intense censorship during the 15th-18th centuries.