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20 Cards in this Set
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3 Worlds of first millenium
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-Christian Europe
-Islamic Middle East, north africa, parts of Europe -China |
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Chinese science
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linked to astronomy, imperial court
speculation about natural world confucian vs. taoist |
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su sung's water clock
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first truly mechanical clock
little or no influence on other chinese devices |
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islamic astronomy
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=instrumental science
not yet separate from astrology sighting instruments, highly mathematized, service to religion |
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mariner's astrolab
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calculate position of ship in relation to the stars
practical no religious sign. |
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Islamic technology
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not develop tech. tradition different form green or rome
borrow inventions from china and india |
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monestaries
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water, wind powered machinery
monks embraced physical labor; did not look down on artisans |
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Renaissance
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1400-1500s
italy thru europe Rediscovery of greek phil and science questioning religious authority growing realism rediscover pagan art |
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printing press
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ideas wouldnt be lost
work could be mass produced if have connections gov't and religious authorities couldnt control in europe political posters |
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Scientfic Revolution
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1500-1600s
Europe esp Italy, france, england revolution in thinking about natural world start of connection b/w science and technology |
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Ptolemaic Model of universe
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hell=center
surrounded by Earth; air/fire; moon; planets; sun b/w venus and mars; way out is heaven no space, multiple layers of glass, wasnt a theory was a fact Pagan view of what world looked like, fully believed |
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Giordano Brune
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started telling ppl there was space, infinity of stars
got killed b/c questioned religious authority church has only say |
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Copernican/ Helio centric model of universe
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put sun in middle
earth revolved around it no evidnece, just theory |
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Modernity
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=realization one might learn new things and how to do new things thru dev't of new systems
scienctists begin to turn measure toward artisans |
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Science movement 1
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scientists turn toward artisans
telescope, microscope change in abililty to see nature in unprecedented detail invent new things; whole new world of data, curiosity |
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Movement 2
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Toward Mechincal Law
Book of Nature is a book of laws of nature laws are mathematical, cannot be overturned by political or religious authorities |
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clockwork universe
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god created universe as artisan creates a clock; systm of natural laws, need to figure them out
number, measurement, weight |
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Movement 3
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Toward New Ceremonies and Spaces
Invention of Experiment and Lab |
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Movement 4
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Toward Capitalism
class of urban Merchants rising invest some of wealth in machinery leads to rapid mechanical improvements |
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Movement 5
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Closer to States
scientists/engineers use states to protect selves from church and fund experiments states use scientists to add to their power |
