HIS-1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Appalachian Mountains, Heliocentrism, Townshend Acts
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Ancient arbiters of knowledge: claudius ptolemy (church, philosophy, aristotle (philosopher, geocentrism: the earth is the center f the universe. Renaissance revisionists heliocentrism : nicolaus copernicus (1473-1543) Astronomer, theory that the earth is not the center of the universe but the sun is: galileo galilei (1564-1642) Telescope inventions, says that there is constant change in the sky. Believes god must be very smart for creating such an intricate system. Publishes findings before death and the church threatens him. Sir isaac newton (1642-1727: british scientist, focus on math and physics, his work demonstrated that the heavens and earth were both ruled by rational scientific laws, gravity. Suggests that god is a god of order and maintenance. Creates idea of deism: there is a god out there. Economic enlightenment: adam smith (1723-1790, in on the wealth f nations (1776), smith argues that markets are determined in a rational, mathematical process, philosophs: investigators who are constantly researching.
