Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon was a very inspiring and influential man. He was a lawyer, philosopher and
scientist. He had a very successful political career and at the age of 56 he held the highest
political position in England-Lord High Chancellor. He got to worked under King James and was
a very faithful and loyal employee. He was known for being a humanist, and always preferred
new methods over old Aristotelian ways.

Bacon was also an accomplished author and is known today for his inspiration quotes. One that
really stuck with me was: “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” His first
publication was titled A Letter of Advice to Queen Elizabeth, which he wrote around the time of
her coronation.

As a scientist, Bacon preferred empirical scientific methods that relied solely on evidence. He
was so dedicated to his experiments that he caught pneumonia (which he would later die from)
while testing if cold weather could preserve chicken longer.

Francis Bacon still inspires and enlightens many of us today. With over 500 books to his name
that are still being read presently, I think it’s safe to say he is currently relevant. One book in
particular, called Essays, is still very popular and gets many good reviews. Bacon is definitely
one of my favourite out of the Renaissance people I learned about (and not just because of his
name). His quotes seem so ahead of his time and they are still meaningful in the 21st century.

Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an outstanding mathematician, philosopher, and scientist. He actually started
out studying medicine in school-his father had wanted him to be a doctor- but luckily for us, (and
scientific knowledge), he left that in order to study math and philosophy. Galileo invented a
balance for weighing small things and also created a better version of the Dutch telescope. He
used this telescope to look at the sky which fascinated him. He discovered many satellites on
Jupiter which he named after the Medici family, and he worked with artists so they could draw
his observations. In addition, he added to theory that the earth revolves around the sun. The
church however, did not like this as it contradicted the bible, but he still felt strongly about it.

Galileo studied motion and even write a book about it! He was also able to discover that one of
Aristotle’s claims was untrue. Aristotle had claimed that the speed of a drop is based on weight.
Galileo debunked this theory by running experiments in which he threw dead bodies off a
building. He ended up realizing that the speed of drops are based on how air friction affects an
object.

As you read, Galileo has made many contributions to society and science. He inspires us not to
believe everything we hear, to think deeper and look from different angles. NASA has even sent
a mission to Jupiter named after him! There is also a whole museum with all his work in
Florence Italy called Galileo Museum. When I learn about Galileo it makes me feel like I should
look more into some things. He could have just believed Aristotle’s theory-because Aristotle was
a very intelligent man-but he challenged it and ended up being right. If he hadn’t done that we
might’ve still been believing something wrong today!

Titian Vicelli
At a young age, Titian Vicelli was chosen to work under and serve Giovanni Bellini- an
accomplished painter. He learned many techniques and later began to develop his own
style. Vicelli was know to use a very unique method in which he would paint directly
onto the canvas and go over mistakes with more paint. He mainly painted religious and
mythological works.

One of Vicelli’s most famous pieces- Assumption of the Virgin- which he was asked to
paint by Pope Paul II still stands in the basilica it was painted for today. His work still
means a great deal to Catholics. He has also inspired many painters over the years
such as Diego Velazquez, and Peter Paul Rubens. Vicelli’s work has always and will
always be admired. Presently, his pieces are in museums like The National Gallery of
Art in Washington D.C, and Hermitage in Russia.

Trading card references

Titian Vicelli
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Titian
https://www.biography.com/people/titian-21322389
http://www.titian.org/
http://totallyhistory.com/the-assumption-of-the-virgin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDUTCtMMSto

Galileo
https://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galileo-Galilei
http://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node49.html
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/galileos-400-year-old-theory-free-falling-objects-pass
es-space-test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMM8vx9vDiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REUdlA44vuY
https://northendwaterfront.com/2010/01/why-galileo-is-so-important-today/
Ms. Kirsties Notes

Francis Bacon
https://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632
https://www.famousscientists.org/francis-bacon/
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/francis_bacon