The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12

So, what exactly is a scientific revolution? And are they more than just moments in time Historians use to mark the beginning and ending of things through time? In this episode we'll look into some ideas and people named Nick and how they fit into science and the search to understand ourselves and our place in the universe.

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[OfMiceAndMegabytes]

So glad he mentioned the Mayans and Indian astronomers. Many civilizations already knew about heliocentrism

[angelica]

I think it's important to emphasize that who gets a name check in history books is also a product of the historians' personal biases (conscious and unconscious). Really love this series, thank you.

[The_Big_Chris_]

Who else would be happy if they made a Crash Course Law?

'Cause he was super dead. I scared the cat with my laugh.

[viperstrike]

According to a source I've read, Copernicus presented his book to Pope Paul III, who received it cordially. On Galileo, though, it says that had the issue remained purely scientific, the Church wouldn't have bat an eye. Yet he kept in asserting it as a matter of theology. He rejected the middle ground presented by Cardinal Bellarmine which was to uphold a heliocentric theory as much as he'd like just don't force the Church to reinterpret scripture for it. Guess what happened.

[nothisispatrick]

"NOBODY EXPECTS THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION"

[DuranmanX]

If a scientist makes a major discovery in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it cause a revolution?

[AbbeyRoadkill]

Aristarchus has never gotten the recognition he deserves.

[ananashmusic]

Crash Course is amazing! There is so much information. I'm so impressed at how knowledgeable the creators are. Love it!!

[DallasMay]

I understand you need to build a story in 12 minutes, but I think you grossly underestimate the importance of the printing press in all of this. Why do we know about Copernicus and now the other guys? Because Copernicus' work was copied thousands of times by his students via printing press. The other guys wrote their stuff too early. They didn't get that.

That's what really started the scientific revolution.

[fromthe]

Imagine all of the amazing art and science that was cultivated around the world that was lost due to war or time

[chayimadinaandyael]

I really like this critical and sometimes alternative way of looking at science and history. People frown upon these periods, considering them backward and dark, without understanding that because of those times, and the people that lay the foundation for the knowledge we have, we have reached the scientific advances we have today.

[amandasmith]

I can't believe you missed an opportunity to say 'Ptolemaniacs'.

[adamhosek]

I think it's really weird to present the Copernicus' home country on the map with nowadays borders, even with the EU countries being distinguished... why? Poland looked nothing like the red thing on that map when Copernicus was copernicing! Love that series, by the way, you're doing a great job :)

[alicev]

*kuhn gets mentioned*
*gets flashbacks to all my history and sociology classes*

[Hammy]

Any one else here cause of online classes because of corona

[JenCoYT]

The play The History Boys deals with this idea of how history is written. This video reminded me of that.

[TeachingandLearningOnline]

Excellent! Makes me nostalgic for the 6/7 years my husband and I spent doing history of science at Duke. Sigh ... a favorite topic! Especially this era.

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