HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Georg Von Peuerbach, Andreas Vesalius, Brachistochrone Curve
12 May 2015
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This physics was more conceptualized and abstract: the notion of heliocentric cosmology emerged during the scientific revolution, both the new physics and heliocentric cosmology were synthesized in newton"s great work, rise of the experimental method: creating an artificial environment and investigating scientific phenomena. Invention of printing: humanism/reformation, the emergence of humanism was a reaction to scholasticism, which was a rigorous study of mostly aristotelian teachings, humanism was significant in mathematics because it lead to the revival of ancient greek texts, reformation the emergence of protestantism; military implications, emergence of nation state. 1600 1700 scientific revolution: creation of scientific societies, a very well known scientific society was the royal society, scientific societies coordinated and disseminated scientific knowledge, produced scientific journals to efficiently disseminate scientific discoveries, establishment of scientific journals, the establishment of journals resulted in the scientific community becoming more efficient.
