ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Industrial Revolution, Jigsaw Puzzle, Sea Salt
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The 17th century is also called scientific revolution: modern science was born. From a geocentric t o a heliocentric model of the universe. In the 16th century, interest in astronomy increases because the julian calendar (julius caesar) was getting out of phase with reality: one day was missed every 134 years. In 1582 the julian calendar was replaced by the gregorian calendar in the roman catholic world. The geocentric model of the universe in the sixteenth century. Aristotle described a geocentric model which was elaborated by ptolemy. Geocentric model: the earth is at the center. The earth is surrounded by the fixed stars which circle in perfect harmony: between the earth and the fixed stars were the seven wandering stars. Problem: the movement of some of the wandering stars could not be calculated (displacements were not expected, but they naturally occurred)
