HIST1601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nicolaus Copernicus, Hybrid System, Intelligent Design
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In 16th and 17th century, modernizing tendencies were contested e. g. rise of experimentation, use of mathematical methods, and mechanical conceptions of nature. Science: called "natural philosophy" (separate from mathematics and theology) Scientist: term not coined until 1830s: revolution: initially an astronomical term referring to planetary motion, political connotations during the english civil war. Scientific revolution: 20th century invention, probably first used by alexander koyre in 1939. Stressed importance of close natural observation which leonardo da vinci undertook during the renaissance. Saw the scientific revolution as a conceptual revolution which changed our ways of thinking about nature. Looking at the world in a new light. First to use "scientific revolution" in a book title. Previous view of the universe: aristotelian, earth was stationary, unmoving, this belief continued to the end of the middle ages, christian church accepted this view- earth at the centre of the universe, mythology a(cid:374)d (cid:373)agic scie(cid:374)ce. Why "new" science: new technologies (microscope, telescope)
