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copernicus: a eureka man

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Dave

Displacing the earth, and hence man as the center of the universe… …Late fifteenth century astronomy was a confused collection of systems inherited from a diverse past, with no certainty of fact or theory. Medieval astronomical theory was based on … Continue reading →

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tottering Aristotle: the web spinners

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Dave

Great examples of the illustration of the new age of science. Francis Bacon’s The Great Instauration followed a century of immense activity in the sciences, after discoveries in astronomy by Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler and galileo; after Gilbert’s experiments with … Continue reading →

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