Step 3: Move Beyond the Basics

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding of key figures of the Scientific Revolution, fill in the chart below with descriptions of the scientific discoveries of the figures listed. Be sure to include both concrete discoveries and contributions to the development of the scientific method. How did these thinkers build off of each other’s discoveries and insights? What common goals did they share?

Click here to download the exercise for Step 3 in MS Word.

Discoveries and Contributions
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton