by Revolutions have happened all throughout time, usually leading to a significant change in the society that the revolution takes place in. The Scientific Revolution in the 16th-18th century changed the way that scientific theory was viewed fundamentally. The scientific revolution is usually viewed as a series of events that changed the way that Western culture viewed the universe and the methods for finding out about the universe changed. I do not believe that the scientific revolution should be labeled as a revolution because, even though it did change the way that science was viewed, I think that this change took place in the eyes of few not the eyes of many. The scientific revolution was big news to a small community who knew and understood what was going on, but the general public was unaware. The general public was still very religious and believed in folklore and mythical thought.
Looking at other events in history that are seen as revolutions they typically change the way that the everyday people live. Revolutions like the American revolution, the industrial revolution, Bolshevik revolution and the French revolution all changed the way that the society they occurred in functioned. The French revolution, that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790’s, was led by citizens who wanted to uproot the centuries old monarchy. The people took charge, being fed up with the poor economic state and general frustration with the monarch. They overthrew the monarchy and sent the monarchs to the guillotine to be killed. The revolution did not work out exactly how the revolutionists had wanted but it did implement a whole new form of government into the French system. One similarity between the scientific revolution and the french revolution is the idea of uprooting old ideas, but the way that the uprooting happened and who incited the revolution was very different. The institution that was uprooted was very different in the effects that it had on the environment. I think that in order for something to be qualified as a revolution there has to be more of an effect on the general population. I do not think that it is a revolution because it is not clear what was being revolutionized. It seems more like a transformation or a growth throughout time as new ideas developed.
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