The Impact Of The Scientific Revolution On Society

The Scientific Revolution took place from the sixteenth century through the seventeenth century formed new methodological, conceptual, and institutional approaches to the natural world that are similar to those of modern science. The reality of the revolution, its origins, causes, battlegrounds, and results vary from person to person. The fact that the idea of the revolution is convienent to scientists does not mean that its importance should be underrated (Henry 1). The Scientific Revolution had numerous impacts on society during the time period including advances in optics, mathematics, physics, astronomy, anatomy, biology, and philosophy. As a result of these breakthroughs, highly significant and far-reaching changes were introduced to all aspects of the European culture concerned with the nature of the physical world and how it should be perceived, studied, and

First, it can be seen that science emerged from a civilization whose prevailing philosophy was of Christian principles. God was portrayed as a designer of an orderly reality, therefore comprehensible and predictable, which was the basis of any scientific movement. Secondly, many scientists like Isaac Newton supported the idea that God created the universe in a way that cannot be fully understood by scientific rationalization (Hummel 160). The Scientific Revolution caused many conflicts with the beliefs of the church, but the main goal of worldly understanding was shared between the two sides.
The Scientific Revolution occurred as a result of many factors regarding the status of the world at that time. Firstly, the revolution was prompted by the previous advancements of the Middle Ages. Although this period is often referred to as the Dark Ages, the fact remains that undeniable achievements of medieval thinkers, particularly in the fields of astronomy, optics, mathematics, and the experimental