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Scientific Revolution
17th 18th century
17th characterized by challenging the authority, civil wars, peasant revolts,
Epistemological change: Scientific Revolution –how do you know when you know? Revolution in technology, science – really it was a series of changes in European thought

Skepticism now… explaining vs. mythology now we need observation and experiments
MECHINISTIC VIEW – universe as a machine—if you figure out the parts, you control. Change the whole human experience we have printing, exact illustration, formulas, accuracy—Europeans insist on accuracy

Theory of cosmology GOD IS TAKEN OUT.
Move from geocentric(earth) to heliocentric (sun): earth and water terrestrial//Fire and air celestrial

Earth at center. No experiments here. Acc to Aristotle suns and planets rotate circular. Says universe is enclosed system is finite, beyond the spheres "prime mover"

Ptolmey notices things off with arist. Theory. If et exact why season exact?

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