HUMA 1910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Geocentric Model, Middle Ages
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The centre of the earth is called the terrestrial sphere which contain elements: earth, fire wind, and water. Characteristics of the terrestrial sphere: changeable, imperfect (new things appear while older things deteriate), nothing can be added or taken away. The fifth element is the ether, while the four elements are fire, earth, water, and air. Modified the geocentric system whereby everything except he sun/moon revolve round the. Laid the ground work for the modern scientific method. A time whereby man is able to think and speak for himself. It followed the middle ages and over lapses with most of the early modern period (1400-1800). Scientific naturalism is a faithfulness to the accuracy of nature in terms of its natural behaviour such as animals behaving for them selves rather than it being an allegory of god. Discovered that the moon had many imperfections (craters and mountains). Discovered jupiter had 4 moons (the medici stars).
