The Scientific Revolution Of The Nineteenth Century

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In this paper, I will discuss the argument as to whether the study of nature in the seventeenth century should be regarded as a scientific revolution. While some regard it as advances as “truly revolutionary”, others believe that seventeenth century science was built upon other accomplishments from earlier times or ancient periods and therefore its advances were gradual and therefore not revolutionary. There are those who claim that we should distinguish between the various sciences and that there may have been a revolution in some sciences, but not in others. Herein, I will attempt to explain a brief synopsis of the history of science, in relation to the scientific revolution of the 17th century, and its relation to fundamental changes in society and culture.
First, one must look at the debate as to whether the study of nature in the seventeenth century can be seen as a scientific revolution. I will use examples from Descartes, Bacon and Galileo. Descartes was a mathematician who developed “The Laws of Nature.” The first law is that everything that is divided or undivided, will...

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