Honors- Scientific Revolution- Movers and Shakers by Kim Mason

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Landon

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Mike H

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Nouman

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Vincent

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Kaytlyn

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Eliannie

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Brian

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Luke

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Cooper

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Biography from YouTube (Video)

Nicolaus Copernicus lived from Febuary 19th 1473 - May 24 1543.

Throughout his life, Nicolaus excelled in topics such as mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.

His big claim to fame is found through his success with astronomy. Copernicus is considered the founder of modern astronomy, having created the heliocentric principles. These principles stated the the earth was NOT the center of the universe but instead earth and all other planets orbited around the sun.

Although Copernicus did not have the proper tools to prove his work, later atronomers such as Galileo would prove his theories correct.

The reason we should still study Copernicus today is due to the fact that he created the principles of modern astronomy. This is important to understand how theories can be developed overtime through cooperation between other professionals such as Galileo.

Citation: “Nicolaus Copernicus.” NASA, starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/copernicus.html. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

Edward Jenner-Landon Beveridge

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIwnhuJz7i0

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Sir Isaac Newton

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCl5wPfsTEo

erynberkstresser2026 — 2024-10-09 14:48:11 UTC

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a dutch micro biologist and microscopist during the early ages of the scientific and technological revolution. He was born on October 24, 1632. He was largely self taught and was mainly known as the "Father of microbiology. He died on April 26th 1723.

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Youtube clip

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links

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00897980249a#:~:text=Marie%20Anne%20Pierrette%20Paulze%20was,chief%20collaborator%20and%20laboratory%20assistant.

Accomplishments

crislarymartinez2026 — 2024-10-09 14:49:12 UTC

Aristarchus was a mathematician and astronomer. He is most known for developing the theory of a sun-centered universe and for attempting to determine the sizes and distances of the sun and moon. He called it the heliocentric model. Unlike other astronomers who believed that everything revolved around the earth, he built off their ideas to come up with the model we know today. He also showed in his models how the sun reflected on the moon and earth determining that's how the moon shined. He brought up the theory of the distances between the sun, moon, earth, and more. He used math and various equations with angles to provide the answer.

YouTube Clip

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Accomplishments/Discoveries

lukesoden2026 — 2024-10-09 14:50:01 UTC

Galileo Galilei was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made many discoveries. He invented an early type of thermometer and made significant improvements to the telescope that enabled astronomical observation. He was able to discover the four biggest moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. He also made great contributions to the study of motion such as his law of falling bodies and parabolic trajectories.

Britannica

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Torricelli was an Italian mathematician and physicist who was the first man to create a sustained vacuum. After much observation, he determined that the variation of the height of mercury from day to day was atmospheric pressure. He never published this, though, because he was too focused on studying pure mathematics. This, however, led to his invention of the barometer.

We should still learn about Torricelli because his discoveries are extremely important in modern science and technology; his studies of vacuums help astronomers and astronauts with their fields, and the barometer is crucial in weather forecasting.

cooperwhite2025 — 2024-10-09 14:52:00 UTC

-Descartes is regarded as the person who distinguished mind and body. This is the idea that matter and thought are separate. He is seen as the father of modern day philosophy.

-We should continue to study him today because of his thought process when it comes to analyzing situations. He developed his ideas through observation and reasoning, which are how we make deductions today.

“Rene Descartes | Biography, Ideas, Philosophy, ‘I Think, Therefore I Am,’ & Facts | Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Rene-Descartes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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Who was Johannes Kepler

nolaperry2026 — 2024-10-09 14:52:00 UTC

Kepler was a German astronomer. he was born December 27 1571 and died November 15, 1630. when he went to school the schools were under the control of the church, he went to the university of Tubingen and started his studies in 1589

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erynberkstresser2026 — 2024-10-09 14:53:06 UTC

Leeuwenhoek was well known as the first person to observe bacteria and protozoa, without this there would have never been the research to create the studies of bacteriology and protozoology. A lot of the studies done by Leeuwenhoek were not the traditional organizational science studies, his way of studies made it easier for him to carefully analyze his date and that made an important impact on his studies of bacteria. He studied many different types of bacteria and protozoa in mostly animals.

zoemorales2026 — 2024-10-09 14:54:26 UTC

1) Zacharias Janssen was a Dutch spectacle maker who was born in 1580 and died in 1638.

2) Janssen is credited with inventing the compound microscope in the late 1500s. It's likely he had help from friends and family.

3) Janssen's microscope allowed scholars to study magnified objects such as cells. Future inventors were able to build off of Janssen's invention by increasing the range of magnification.

YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxJJ_fnZMlk

Citation:

Davidson, Michael. “Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Zacharias Janssen.” Fsu.edu, 2019, micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/janssen.html.

Edward Jenner

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Edward Jenner was a doctor who noticed that milkmaids who got cowpox were protected from smallpox. Jenner also figured out that exposing people to cowpox could be a protection against smallpox. The accomplishment of Jenner would be that he invented a vaccination that involved cowpox to replace the dangers of smallpox. This created an immunity to smallpox and a development with vaccines. Why we learn about Jenner's work today is because it provides a base and foundation of immunology. Jenner is also known today because he invented the first vaccine for smallpox.

Links:

Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC1200696

History of Smallpox - CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (.gov)

https://www.cdc.gov › smallpox › history › history

Edward Jenner (1749-1823): The History and Effects of Smallpox ...

JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com › jamapediatrics › fullarticle

Rhaegan Perry - Who was Tyco Brahe?

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Tyco Brahe was a danish astronomer. Generally, astronomers study stars, systems, planets, and all things celestial. Tyco Brahe studied and discovered specifically the movement and positions of many planets, and space objects (Sun, Moon, stars, Earth). Brahe's fascination sprouted from an eclipse of the sun, and the predictions/science behind it. We still learn about this astronomer because he had many important involvements in the study of eclipses of planets. It is widely known that eclipses are a popular and renowned event for many, even to this day. Therefore, it is important these people know the sciences behind predictions of the date, time, and place of the eclipse. Although Tyco Brahe died one year after acquiring an assistant (Johannes Kepler), this assistant still carried on the many plans Brahe had instilled in their time together.

CITE: https://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/icecore/The_Astronomers_Tycho_Brahe_and_Johannes_Kepler.pdf

YOUTUBE LINK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDvKzY4aqA

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Joseph Priestly was a minister, teacher, author and a natural philosopher. Priestly is best known for discovering oxygen. He also invented carbonated water.

We still learn about him today because he greatly contributed to the history of our medicine with his discoveries. His legacy coincides with the beginning of modern chemistry and is important for newer generations to recognize.
American Chemical Society International Historic Chemical Landmarks. Discovery of Oxygen by Joseph Priestley. http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/josephpriestleyoxygen.html (accessed Month Day, Year).

Antoine Lavoisier

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Antoine Lavoisier was a French chemist known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry." He discovered the law of conservation of mass which says that matter is not created or destroyed in chemical reactions. Lavoisier also named oxygen and hydrogen and helped create a system on how to name chemical substances. We should study Lavoisier because his work changed how we understand chemistry and modern science.

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Paracelsus was a Swiss man who studied medicine and practiced it around Europe. He is known for challenging traditional ideas and ancient beliefs in favor of logical conclusions. He welcomed the idea that illness is not a result of what's already in the body, but from outside factors. Much of his work as a traveling physician focused on the concept of healing, and he pushed the idea that it could be done with medicinal doses of minerals and chemicals, making human anatomy and physiology a matter of chemistry.

Paracelsus' impact on the field of toxicology is massive, as it laid out guidelines for medicinal dosage, experimentation leading to a greater understanding of what is considered "too much" for a dose and what can be helpful. He emphasized the need for the specialization of treatments for specific diseases, and though rooted in alchemy rather than modern elemental knowledge, he made strides in improving healthcare in a more specific, chemical lens.

Why?

crislarymartinez2026 — 2024-10-09 14:56:12 UTC

Aristarchus changed the world by introducing the heliocentric model. We still learn about him because he was the turning point for the discovery of our universe and how space really looked.

Sir Isaac Newton

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Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 In Woolsthorpe England, he was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution because of his amazing discoveries and contributions to mathematics and physics. He studied in Trinity College, Cambridge where he developed his theories on calculus, optics and the laws of motion. He also did very important pieces like "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" that was published in 1687 which established the principles of classical mechanics and universal gravitation.

erynberkstresser2026 — 2024-10-09 14:56:39 UTC

In today's world, we should still learn about Leeuwenhoek because he is the reason that we know so much about diseases such as the bubonic plague and things like this, and this is because he made exceptional studies on small animals such a s fleas, muscle, and eels. Without Leeuwenhoek we wouldn't know to the extent of information on a lot of animals, but mainly the smaller ones that scientists now a day wouldn't be too enthused to study.

Citation links

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920879/#:~:text=Paracelsus%20introduced%20the%20use%20of,such%20as%20minerals%2C%20into%20medicine.&text=Paracelsus%20theorized%20the%20constitution%20of,%3A%20sulphur%2C%20salt%20and%20mercury.&text=Paracelsus%20emphasized%20the%20importance%20of%20dosing%20in%20distinguishing%20between%20toxicity%20and%20treatment.

https://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/art-science-healing/surgery2.php

Cites

crislarymartinez2026 — 2024-10-09 14:57:28 UTC

https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Aristarchus/#:~:text=Aristarchus%20was%20certainly%20both%20a,of%20the%20sun%20and%20moon.

Works Cited

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Works Cited

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What did they accomplish/ discover?

nolaperry2026 — 2024-10-09 14:58:16 UTC

Kepler discovered the three major law of how the planets move or also called planetary motion. sothe first of the three is the planets move in an oval way with the sun at the middle, the second law was the time that is needed to transverse any arc of the planetary (planet) orbit is proportional to the area of the sector and the third and final one is an exact relationship between the distance of the planets to the sun which is also called the harmonic law.

Hennig Brand

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Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus in 1669 all by accident. He was actually trying to find the Philosopher's Stone by fermenting urine and then boiled it and dry-stilled it to create phosphorus. link link
We should still learn about Hennig Brand because he was one of the first known people to discover an element. link

kylebates2026 — 2024-10-09 14:59:17 UTC

Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who created the Celsius temperature scale. He also went on many trips around Europe in order to work with other astronomers and learn from each other. During one expedition he went on, they found that the earth is flat at the poles.

Why is Isaac Newton relevant today?

enarvaez2026 — 2024-10-09 15:00:35 UTC

Isaac Newton still remains very relevant to this day because of his impact of his scientific discoveries and mathematical innovations. His law of motion and universal gravitation continue to be very important in physics, engineering, and space exploration, while his development calculus still remains important in mathematics and other science fields.

Andreas Vesalius

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Andreas Vesalius was born December 1514 in modern-day Belgium and died June 1564 in modern-day Greece. Vesalius studied medicine and biology at the Catholic University of Leuven, the University of Paris, and the University of Padua. He studied Arab medicine, anatomy, and dissections of cadavers at the three universities. Vesalius was a Renaissance physician who contributed to Galen's anatomical work. By dissecting human cadavers from Paris cemeteries, Vesalius revolutionized knowledge of human anatomy. He published his work in the first comprehensive textbook of anatomy which he wrote and illustrated himself.

We still learn about Vesalius because his description and record of human anatomy led to the surgical and anatomical knowledge we have now on the human body. We still learn about him because his revolutionary record of human anatomy is still mostly accurate.

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Focus on WHY we should still learn about them.

nolaperry2026 — 2024-10-09 15:01:22 UTC

we still should learn him because he discovered three new law that supported idea of heliocentric thing of the solar system so it was a big push in the right direction to understanding how the solar system was set up.

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Accomplishments and Why he is Important

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Robert Boyle was a chemist and a natural philosopher. He is very esteemed when it comes to chemistry. He is one of the reasons chemistry is where it is today. He helped come up with the scientific method. And he made Boyle's Law which helps scientists to this day. We still learn about him to this day because he is one of the key players in the scientific revolution. He helped develop science to where it is today. And he made theories and laws that explain why things happen and still play a part today.

jackskoglund2026 — 2024-10-09 15:03:40 UTC

Francis Bacon is known as the father of empiricism because he advanced his ideas with empiricism. Francis wrote many essays about his philosophical and scientific works. In one of his works, he expressed his doctrine of idols: The Idols of the Tribe, The Idols of the Cave, The Idols of the Marketplace, and The Idols of the Theatre. The Idols were the weaknesses and tendencies that were natural to human nature. We should still study Francis Bacon today because he was a major contributor to the advancement of empiricism and many new inventions from his many ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj4N0O7QnPY&pp=ygUNZnJhbmNpcyBiYWNvbg%3D%3D

https://iep.utm.edu/francis-bacon/

kylebates2026 — 2024-10-09 15:03:56 UTC

We should continue to learn about Anders Celsius because although we have answered many questions since his time, it is still important to learn about the processes they used to gain knowledge. As well as what they learned that helped us get to where we are today.

Citation

nolaperry2026 — 2024-10-09 15:04:49 UTC

Study.com, 2022, study.com/learn/lesson/keplers-role-scientific-revolution-accomplishments-model-contributions.html.

“Johannes Kepler.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 19 Aug. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Kepler.

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Work Cited:

enarvaez2026 — 2024-10-09 15:05:40 UTC

“Isaac Newton.” New Scientist, www.newscientist.com/people/isaac-newton/.

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The StarChild Team. “Sir Isaac Newton.” Nasa.gov, 2019, starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/newton.html.

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kylebates2026 — 2024-10-09 15:05:51 UTC

Robert Hooke

nly2025 — 2024-10-09 15:06:49 UTC

2. What did they accomplish/discover?

English physicist Robert Hooke is known for his discovery of the law of elasticity (Hooke’s law)
Besides, his first use of the word cell in the sense of a basic unit of organisms (describing the microscopic cavities in cork).
Moreover, for his studies of microscopic fossils, which made him an early proponent of a theory of evolution.

3. Why we should still learn about him?

Because he is the greatest person. His discoveries are still used today. In addition, it is the foundation for the development of many fields.
For example:
- He invented the universal joint, the iris diaphragm, and an early prototype of the respirator.
- He discovered his law of elasticity. The law laid the basis for studies of stress and strain and for understanding of elastic materials.
- In addition, Hooke's law forms the basis for seismology, acoustics, and molecular mechanics.

4. Citation Link:

YouTube, YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=chtxPnS1_GQ&pp=ygUMcm9iZXJ0IGhvb2tl. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

Robert Hooke, ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/hooke.html. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

“Robert Hooke.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Hooke. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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