LESSON 5.8 Who contributed to the Scientific Revolution?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • name important Renaissance thinkers • describe the theories and inventions of the Scientific Revolution • outline the significance of the theories and inventions of the Scientific Revolution.
Tune in Information about the human skeleton greatly influenced scientific thinking and medical knowledge during the Renaissance. Discuss how Andreas Vesalius’ detailed anatomical illustration in SOURCE1 may have challenged traditional medical knowledge and contributed to the shift from medieval to modern scientific thinking?
SOURCE1 An illustration of the human skeleton that Andreas Vesalius published in 1543
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Renaissance thinkers
Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) Vesalius is often called ‘the father of human anatomy’ because of his contributions to understanding the human body. The Catholic Church banned people from dissecting human bodies. This meant that doctors had to rely on the writings of ancient Greeks such as Hippocrates and Galen for their understanding of anatomy. This made it very difficult to treat injuries and disease. Vesalius defied the Church and obtained permission from local law courts to dissect and conduct experiments on the bodies of people who had been executed. In 1543, Vesalius published a book of anatomical drawings , with explanations of how the various body parts worked.
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