NATS 1775 Lecture 4: Unit 4 - Science and Technology in the Renaissance
23 Jan 2019
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Term renaissance signals a rebirth ; in part due to interest in newly recovered classical texts humanists. Many texts recovered after fall of constantinople to turkish army in 1453; transferred to. Rise of nation states linked to costs associated with producing technologies (i. e. gunpowder), building and maintaining armies. During this time, natural philosophers were beginning to move away from the idea of. Knowledge for knowledge sake and studying the universe for theological purposes. Instead, there was an increased interest in using studies in natural philosophy to gain individual wealth, status and power. Another change during this time is the transition from natural philosophy to what we call. This occurs as studying the natural world starts to focus on experimenting with nature and an increased role in the use of mathematics. Rise of mechanical philosophy is also another development in the road to modern science.
