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The '''Scientific Revolution''' is a name that some modern historians use to describe what they call the beginning of modern [[science]] in the mid-1500s. At that time, according to their theory, scientists began to develop the systematic use of [[hypotheses]], and to continually test them with [[observation]] and [[experimentation]]. Their best example is Copernicus publishing the [[Heliocentrism|heliocentric theory]] that the Earth revolves around the Sun, as opposed to the [[Geocentric theory|geocentric theory]] that Sun revolves around the Earth.<ref>Eg, see http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture10c.html</ref>

The '''Scientific Revolution''' marked the beginnings of the development of the modern [[scientific method]] in the mid sixteenth century. This is when European scientists began to develop the systematic use of [[hypotheses]], and to continually test them with [[observation]] and [[experimentation]]. The best-known example may be Copernicus publishing the [[Heliocentrism|heliocentric theory]] that the Earth revolves around the Sun, as opposed to the [[Geocentric theory|geocentric theory]] that Sun revolves around the Earth.<ref>Eg, see http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture10c.html</ref>

In fact, Copernicus had no observations or experiments to show that his model was better than others, and his methods were not significantly more scientific that those that had been in use older cosmological models for over a thousand years. There was no intellectual revolution in the sense of a profound change in intellectual thought. The progress of science has been gradual and continuous.  

In fact, Copernicus had no observations or experiments to show that his model was better than others, and his methods were not significantly more scientific that those that had been in use older cosmological models for over a thousand years. There was no intellectual revolution in the sense of a profound change in intellectual thought. The progress of science has been gradual and continuous.