HIST-0002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vitruvian Man, Scientific Revolution, Deferent And Epicycle
11 Sep 2016
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Science continually pushing frontiers of knowledge and mind. Currently, no one questions the importance of science. Goes back to medieval europe to aristotle and his empirical method. Analyzing a, b and driving general principles from their resulting interaction. Doing own research and coming to conclusions about what you"ve found out - your own co. Catholic church preaching a deductive knowledge whereas aristotle saying you should sta based on the observation. Systemic notation of results, early form of experimental science. Today it"s magicians trying to change gross metal into precious gems such as gold. At that age, they"re founders of scientific chemistry. Reliability of knowledge based on human experience and creativity. 15-16th centuries artists like leonardo da vinci who were strongly humanists. Willing to write in his private notebooks in code so only he could understand his the. Embraced humanist doctrine that man is the measure of all things.
