HIS109Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Blaise Pascal, Sidereus Nuncius, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Reading(Guide(for(November(18(Tutorials(
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Nicolaus(Copernicus,(Six$Books$Concerning$the$Revolutions$of$the$Heavenly$Orbs$
Galileo(Galilei,(The$Starry$Messenger(and(The$Assayer(
William(Harvey,(On$the$Circulation$of$the$Blood([image](
Francis(Bacon,(The$Great$Instauration(
Blaise(Pascal,(Pensées(
René(Descartes,(Discourse$on$the$Method$and$Meditations$on$First$Philosophy(
Isaac(Newton,(Mathematical$Principles$of$Natural$Philosophy(
Andreas(Vesalius,(frontispiece(from(De$Humani$Corporis$Fabrica([image]((
John(Locke,(An$Essay$Concerning$Human$Understanding(
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(What(is(the(scientific(revolution?(How(did(it(create(the(basis(for(the(
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(Why(did(Copernicus(dedicate(his(work(to(the(Pope?(What(is(his(scientific(
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(Why,(according(to(Pascal,(can(humans(not(know(everything?((
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( According(to(Locke,(what(is(the(source(of(human(knowledge?((
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( How(do(the(various(methods(described(by(the(authors(this(week(compare?((
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(What(are(the(gaps(in(the(readings(this(week?(What(voices(don’t(we(hear(
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