HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Primum Mobile, Diurnal Motion, Deferent And Epicycle
Document Summary
The most powerful force or encounter with nature is science. Technological forces dominate every part of our lives. He has regarded as the father of modern science. First author to have given a clear formulation as the scientific method. Will address how this method will prove effective. World systems are general theories of the universe: the structure of the universe. Two key figures: ptolemy (ptolemaic) and copernicus (copernican). Every scientist will begin by looking around to see what is there. Data is also sometimes called appearances, what appears or what shows up to us. As an astronomer we look up at the sky and observe what"s there. There are two luminaries/sources of light: the sun and the moon. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Specific constellations are assigned to the sun during the year, forming the zodiac. The moon also revolves around the earth, from west to east with respect to the stars.
