The Scientific Revolution was such a major milestone for mankind because it "changed the way people looked at the world of nature and man." "Nicolaus Copernicus formulated mathematical calculations that provided the basis for a new conception of the universe, and humanities position in it." Changing the way that man views his existence in the universe would be like getting everyone in Canada to say they love Quebec. It would be impossible. Copernicus' theory of the universe differed from Ptolemy's theory in that the sun was in the middle of the universe and not the Earth. This theory was not believed by the Catholic Church. Two leading Protestant clergymen also agreed with the Catholic Church by saying that this theory did not agree with the literal interpretation of the bible. John

Calvin a French theologian said, " The fool is trying to turn the whole science of astronomy upside down." I think what Calvin meant by this statement was that the scientific community of astronomy had come so far, now this Copernicus fool is taking us ten steps backwards. Calvin also said, " The world is so established that it cannot be moved." This statement could not be further from the truth. At this time in history they did not have near the infrastructure that we have today. They were just beginning to expand new horizons, they needed to be open to new and exotic ideas. I'm not saying that we are

3. To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.

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