History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Blind Experiment, Absolute Monarchy, Paradigm Shift
1 Feb 2013
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Changes in scientific knowledge: average literate people are becoming more interested in science and technology. Scientific societies: royal society of london (1662, academia royale des science, paris (1666, akademie der wissenchaften, berlin (1700) Each had their own publications and membership was very exclusive. It was cheap, and as a result, became less exclusive. People could sit in, listen to, and participate in debates between doctors. Greek for craft and tools. medical tools examples include: hearing horns, walking sticks, etc. Different types become available and perception of illness by patients and doctors changed. Discoveries always have a long pre-history (social, political, economic, cultural, philosophical context). Pre-history of the 18th century included: art, the widespread use of the printing press, the enlightenment, religious wars, end of absolute monarchies, and revolutions. Since the middle ages, hospitals have been places of refuge, and don"t become places of research and discovery until much later.
