HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Scientific Revolution, Stadtholder, Inductive Reasoning
3 Nov 2014
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Hst 111- europe 1350-1815- lecture 18: the scientific revolution. In 1688, william sails an invading fleet from the netherlands to england, forces james to flee to ireland, and william of orange takes over as king. Called glorious because it did not involve much bloodshed. William & mary ascended to the throne. Establishes a set of ground rules for the future constitution. Parliament is now a permanent institution and cannot rule without parliament agreeing. Ruler has to be married to a protestant and must belong to the church of england. Opposition to royal absolutism was usually centered on the aristocracy, especially members of local and national parliaments with traditional rights and prerogatives. Stadtholder- sort of king of the netherlands, limited absolutist power. Willingness to cooperate in the best interests of creating a business-friendly environment. Natural philosophers = what they used to call scientists. Sources of intellectual authority before the scientific revolution: Aristotle (384-322 bc), ptolemy (90-168 ad) and galen (130-200 ad)
