Reading Reflection 2

  Scientific revolution began at 16^th to the 17^th century. Nicolaus Copernicus’s De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, which claim that the sun should be the center of solar system instead of the sun; Andreas Vesalius’s De humani corporis fabrica, which share the image of human body construction. And more monumental works as a symbol of the scientific revolution after the revolution began. Physics, astronomy, biology, medicine and chemistry experienced the fundamentality change. Views of the development of Middle Ages transform to the foundation of modern science. And these changes not only take place in each single subject but the understanding of the universe.

  Scientific revolution brings a qualitative leap of understanding to the objective world. On one hand, base on the new scientific theories or concept, and it provides a brand new technology, producing tool and processes bring up social productivity to another level. On another hand, Scientific revolution nurtures a way of thinking and spirit of science as a “catalyst” boost the spiritual life of human and cultural progress. Scientific revolution could also be a pioneer of social revolution.

  In my personal view, if the Scientific revolution never happens in that period, Europe now may be still just a combination with few thearchy countries. And the world might still stay in early globalization form as the 17th century. But history never going accidently, in a certain period, somebody who are creative and able to have introspection to the whole system of knowledge. If there are no Copernicus or Newton, somebody would have same views as they lead us forward, because this is the trend of history.