How did the Scientific Revolution impact Europe?
Big changes in Science like Copernicus’ theories about the earth and how the sun, and not the earth are the center of our solar system were posited. This is important because it went against the traditional teaching that the church adopted, Socrates/Plato I believe, which held that the Earth was basically the center of the universe. Galileo followed up on this idea also, and was branded a heretic. The scientific revolution also started a trend leaning away from the church since a scientific method for discovery was established that allowed for people to think in ways that did not agree with the church. People were using logic for theories that could be proved, not just believed. This made a big impact on people, especially in respect to how they viewed religion. This is crucial because the Church had been the binding authority and institution in Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Lastly, the scientific revolution included discoveries by people like Newton, who completely change
