The Scientific Revolution Of The Great Works By...

In 1543 the publication of three great works by Copernicus, Vesalius, and Archimedes sparked the Scientific Revolution. The modern day scientists of this era began to criticize the Aristotelian and Medieval Cosmological views of the world as a result of further experimentation. Furthermore, the Copernican heliocentric model of the universe created an uproar among scientists and theologians alike. Most scientists were loyal to Aristotle’s cosmos and were unwilling to accept the new world view, while many religious advocates argued that the new world view was contrary to the teachings of the Bible. A prominent Copernican scientist, Galileo Galilei, lived his entire life within the context of the Scientific Revolution. In his Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina Galileo explains the way he feels the Bible relates to science, arguing that both nature and Scripture are God’s creation and thus authoritative in their own right. As a Copernican, Galileo believes in a heliocent ric model of the universe – that is, that the sun is â€Å"situated motionless in the center†¦while the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun† (663, 12-16). He writes that the idea is not his own, and his critics â€Å"pretend not to know that its author†¦was Nicholas Copernicus.† (664, 4-8). Furthermore, his critics call out his propositions as contrary to the Bible and heretical. Galileo explains that these individuals attempt to use Bible passages to disprove the heliocentric cosmology, but to no