Renaissance+and+Reformation+Science


 * = ==The Heliocentric Universe== ||= ==Galileo Galilei ==

|| || Copernicus. Heliocentric means sun centered. Nicolas Copernicus proposed his new idea to the the Church. Copernicus stated that the Earth and and other planets revolved around the sun, rather than the Earth being surrounded by all the planets and the sun. The Church rejected this new idea because it opposed Ptolemy's theory and it would mean that the heavens were not fixed and perfect. The Church did not want to question the universe. || This is an image of the scientist, Galileo. Galileo was a prominent figure in science during the renaissance. He used mathematics to observe the workings of nature. He also described force as a mechanical agent and supported the reemerging heliocentric theory of Nicholas Copernicus. Galileo's most famous scientific invention was the telescope. The telescope allowed astronomers to observe the universe around them and is still used today. ||
 * [[image:HeliocentricUniverse.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * This is a painting of the heliocentric universe, discovered by Nicolas