The Scientific Revolution

1. Causes of the Scientific Revolution

1.1. Printing Press

1.1.1. Made old philosophy accessible

1.1.2. Helped spread new ideas

2. New Discoveries

2.1. New sciences

2.1.1. Chemistry

2.1.2. Medical Science

2.1.3. Astronomy

2.1.4. Calculus

2.2. New tools

2.2.1. Telescope

2.2.2. Thermometer

2.2.3. Microscope

3. Reason and Philosophy

3.1. René Descartes

3.1.1. Father of Rationalism

3.1.2. Rationalism focuses on reason and knowledge instead of emotions

3.2. Francis Bacon

3.2.1. Created the scientific method

3.2.2. The scientific method allows for repeatable experiments