Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment: Summary

Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment: Summary 
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Summary of Chapter 10
The whole of Chapter 10 is quite interesting as it explains the onset of the Renaissance as the scientific revolution spearheaded it. Before the Renaissance, the medieval view or thoughts reigned in the world. In this period, nature or natural occurrences were explained through theology. The belief was that these two could not be separated and therefore existed alongside each other. However, as is aptly captured in Chapter 10, the scientific revolution introduced a different view focused on explaining nature and natural occurrences using science or systemic observation and experimentation.
First, the medieval view of the universe was that the cosmos was a “giant ladder, a qualitative order, ascending toward heaven.” This view held that deity or God was at the summit or top of the universe. Aristotle and Ptolemy were the scholars behind this view, and the medieval thinkers subscribed to this thinking. However, this approach survived until the new view of nature came through the likes of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. First, Copernicus was against the idea of the earth being the center of the universe. By removing the earth from the center, Copernicus started a flow or direction of thought that obstructed the medieval view.
On the other hand, Galileo had his belief in the Aristotelian shattered when he discovered that the moon was not smooth and perfect as per Aristotle’s view. Galileo furthered his experimentation and applied mathematics in the study of celestia...