Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Reasons Why science Broaden During the Renaissance Period

  • It is the continuation of the Middle Age
  • The recovery of the text of the Greek classics, most of which had been known only through the latin translation of Arabic writings , well was known during this period.
  • Printing shops became numerous and the number of printed books increased immeasurably thereafter.
  • It is also the start of the rise of learned societies and academics in various ways.
  • The rebirth and development of science began with the publication of books that are now considered as the main monuments of modern science.
  • The "scientific revolution" heralded the beginning of the modern age. Others have seen it merely as an acceleration of a continuous process stretching from the ancient world to the present day.
  • Regardless, there is general agreement that the Renaissance saw significant changes in the way the universe was viewed and the methods with which philosophers sought to explain natural phenomena.
  • Perhaps the most significant development of the era was not a specific discovery, but rather a process for discovery, the scientific method.
  • The discovery of the scientific method that is revolutionary new way of learning about the world focused on empirical evidence.
  • the importance of mathematics and discarding the Aristotelian "final cause" in favor of a mechanical philosophy. Early and influential proponents of these ideas included Copernicus and Galileo. In his 1991 survey of these developments, Charles Van Doren considers that the Copernican revolution really is the Galilean Cartesian (Rene Descartes) revolution, on account of the nature of the courage and depth of change their work brought about.
  • The new scientific method led to great contributions in the fields of astronomy, physics, biology, and anatomy. With the publication of Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica a new confidence was placed in the role of dissection observation, and a mechanistic view of anatomy.

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