The Scientific Revolution was a period of great change in Europe from the middle of the Sixteenth Century to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century. Taking the initiative from the culutural and artistic revolution of the Renaissance, great minds sought to discover the world of science. Famous scientists such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton all worked towards the common goal of knowledge of the world. Science studies all over the world increases, and people began to develop a much greater familiarity with nature and the physical world. Yet along with the increasing acceptance of science came a rising opposition - the group of people, largely the Church, who felt that the older, traditional views of the world were correct. So even though the Scientific Revolution brought brilliant new inventions and ideas, it also created large controversy.…
