The enlightment and the scientific revolution

  • 1543

    The consecuencies of the heliocentric theory for the society

    The heliocentric theory not only transformed astronomy but also had profound implications for philosophy, religion, and education, radically altering humanity's perception of its place in the universe.
  • 1560

    The consecuencies of the inductive experimental method for the society

    The inductive experimental method had a profound and lasting impact on knowledge, technology, education, and the way society approaches science and knowledge in general.
  • 1561

    Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon, a famous scientist, writer, politician, lawyer and philosopher who was born in London in 1561 and who is world famous for being the creator of the scientific method, died precisely during an experiment he carried out in which he tried to freeze to a chicken.
  • Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. He was an astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, and physicist closely associated with the scientific revolution. An eminent figure of the Renaissance, he showed interest in nearly all sciences and arts, including music, literature, and painting.
  • Telescope

    A telescope is a tool that astronomers use to view distant objects. Galileo improved the telescope to observe the sky, discovering Jupiter's moons, the phases of Venus, and supporting the heliocentric model.
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac New was born in Woolsthorpe Manor on January 4, 1643. He made the discovery of the composition of white light, the formulation of the three fundamental laws of mechanics, the law of universal gravitation and infinitesimal calculus. It describes the gravitational interaction between massive bodies, and establishes a relationship of proportionality of the gravitational force with the mass of the bodies.
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