Scientific Revolution: Seventeenth Century

The Scientific revolution was a crucial part in the seventeenth century due to its great expanse of knowledge, intelligence and prosperity among philosophers. Before the beginning of the scientific revolution, most ideals and standards were set on religious beliefs. During the revolution, most philosophers were convicted of heresy due to their swaying from standard religious doctrine. Though the theories and ideas made in the revolution were against church teachings, they allowed science to become what it is today.

Before the Scientific Revolution, all knowledge was centered around biblical teachings. Things like a geocentric universe was how many people viewed the heavens. Certain celestial patterns were assumed by the teachings of the

bible. Many people also imagined God as if a clockmaker in terms of the universe. Once creating it all, he set it into motion and let it govern itself. All of these things were confirmed true until some philosophers began to question said assumptions.

During the Revolution, Philosophers such as Galileo Galilee studied the stars with newly invented telescopes and began to theorize that some of the bible teachings were false. He proclaimed that the universe was not geocentric, but instead heliocentric. Books and journals of his notes were made and published. When church officials managed to get ahold of these books, they were outraged. Astronomers such as Galileo were persecuted on the charges of committing heresy. Once found guilty of teaching against bible doctrine, Galileo was sentenced to life of under house arrest. Still continuing his journaling, before he died he hid his final notebooks for future scientists to read.

If not for Galileo’s clever way of hiding his notes, we would not have the knowledge we do today. Although convicted and found guilty of heresy, Galileo was later proved to have taken correct observations and studies and his research was no longer sought after for destruction. Galileo, and other famous philosophers played a major role in our potential modern day knowledge. Early Philosophers paved the way for new technologies, inventions, ideas and achievements in present day science.

The scientific revolution was a critical time in history spanning for over one hundred years. Before the revolution, all knowledge was obtained through God and the bible. During the revolution many incredible theories were discovered and revolutionized. Even after the revolution, the knowledge gained during it still lives on and is studied and expanded upon.