AST101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Platonic Solid, Galilean Moons, Diurnal Motion

• School: UTSG
• Department: Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Course: AST101H1
• Professor: Ian Shelton

Document Summary

Initial limitations circa 2500 b. c. , ancient cultures such as the egyptians, However, it was severely limited by: (1) the practical interests of the people and (2) their primitive outlook of the universe natural phenomena were associated with the actions of gods and spirits. More specifically, they conducted inquiries based largely in reasoning, gathering data through observations, analyzing this data, and formulating general conclusions from their results. Ionians established the foundation of the scientific process. Thales is regarded as the founder of greek science. He made significant breakthroughs in natural sciences, the practice of rational criticism and debate, and distinctions between the natural and supernatural. He visited egypt and learned arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, architecture and civil engineering from. Through logical analysis, he contemplated what is, how it came to be, and how it changes . Although thales argued, all things were full of gods , the supernatural played no part in the explanation of natural phenomena observed by humans.