REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 45: Pineal Gland, Bacon, Wu Xing
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Task 2: scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. > earth as centre of universe (finite universe) by aristotle. Around the earth circled wandering stars (moon etc. ), then comes sphere with fixed stars (but no space afterwards) Super-lunar (from moon to end of universe) five elements of aristotelian universe: Everything in super-lunar region made up of element aether (all stars moving in perfect harmony) Sub lunar region less orderly, mixture of four elements: air, earth, fire, water (towards and from earth away movement) For wandering stars in addition to maintain in orbit around earth. Catholic church adapted geocentric view since it fits that god created universe around mankind. > sun is at centre by copernicus (died in 1543) Started to dominate after galilei"s seventeenth century book (1632) One turn of earth around the sun takes one year. Earth spin around its axis -> explains calendar (days, seasons )
