It represented a change in scientific thought
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A Revolution is a a a sudden, complete or marked change in something, so in the case of the Scientific Revolution, there were many breakthroughs in the scientific fields, which made people curious about the future of Scientific inventions, thus making it a "Scientific" Revolution
Science was a radical new idea, it was a completely different way of looking at the world.
Copernicus' discovery that the Earth revolves around the Sun, also known as the heliocentric model, challenged the prevailing geocentric view held by the Catholic Church. This caused controversy and sparked opposition from some religious authorities. However, Copernicus is considered a pioneer of the Scientific Revolution and his discovery ultimately revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
The revolution of the planets about the sun, but he wanted to use circles.
Nicolaus Copernicus was the Polish scholar who published a heliocentric theory in his treatise 'On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres' in 1543. This theory proposed that the Sun, rather than the Earth, was the center of the universe, leading to significant changes in our understanding of the cosmos.
Galileo used more advanced technology to find stronger observational evidence than Copernicus was ever able to provide.
Galileo used more advanced technology to find stronger observational evidence than Copernicus was ever able to provide.