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diplacing man from the middle

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Dave

Nicolaus Copernicus. He was called “incomparable astronomer” and was immensely respected, though controversial.After all, he displace man from the center of the universe as he pushed earth out of its traditional place; the pre-Copernican cosmos was generally held to consist … Continue reading →

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but a 1000 years ago

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Dave

One thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “Dark Age.” They themselves did not think it was dark, and truth be said, they were only half wrong. …Arab physicians were famed throughout the West. Poets, and poetesses, too,abounded. Their … Continue reading →

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