Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12

There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We’ve seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this video, we’ll look at the progress of knowledge of Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, Harvey, Newton, and more.

Sources

-Hunt, Lynn et al. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, 6th ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2019.

-Porter, Roy and Mikulás Teich, eds. The Scientific Revolution in National Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

-Shapin, Steven. The Scientific Revolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.