NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Circular Motion, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Zij
18 Jun 2013
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Renaissance means rebirth ; interest in newly recovered classical texts that have been lost, During the sr there is a growing critique of aristotelian ideas and more support for cosmos and including plato platonic view: attitudes towards science and technology, relationship between science and technology. These ideas are key in the process of change during the scientific revolution. Technical arts: engineers were sponsored by royal elites; in turn engineers would engage in military, civil projects, toys for royal families. Rise in the status of engineering, which is connected to the relationship between engineers and. European royal courts during this time, allowing engineer"s to obtain fame, power, status, and wealth. retranslated courts considerations and attaining salvation knowledge sake . Science is seen as a discipline to get status, wealth, fame and fortune power wealth status and fame) and not just theological reasoning physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, ethics, politics, etc .
