HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
scientific revolution
|
|
|
renaissance
|
|
|
counter reformation
|
|
|
protestant reformation
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Giusto Sustermans, 1636 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) improved the telescope, with which he made several important astronomical discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and the rings of Saturn, and made detailed observations of sunspots.
Detailed explanation-3: -In physics, the greater advances were led by Isaac Newton who formulated the Laws of Motion and his Law of Universal Gravity. In mathematics, sciences like calculus, probability, and analytical geometry were developed. In biology, Vesalius developed human anatomy as a science.
Detailed explanation-4: -Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was part of a small group of astronomers who turned telescopes towards the heavens. After hearing about the “Danish perspective glass” in 1609, Galileo constructed his own telescope.