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Newton's Principia: The Unification of Terrestrial and Celestial Mechanics
Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica unifies terrestrial and celestial mechanics through gravity and calculus, marking a pivotal shift in scientific thought during the 17th century.
Galileo's Scientific Revolution: Mechanics and Astronomy in Early Modern Europe
Explore Galileo's pivotal role in early modern science, challenging Aristotelian views with his support of heliocentrism and innovative use of mathematics.
The Emergence of Modern Astronomy: Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo
Discover how Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo transformed astronomy with their empirical data challenging Ptolemy's model.
The Copernican Revolution: Shaping Early Modern Astronomy
Explore how Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric model challenged geocentric views during the Renaissance, marking a pivotal shift in astronomy.
The Seventeenth-Century Scientific Revolution: Mechanism Over Magic
Explore the shift from divine to mechanistic explanations in the 17th century, marked by figures like Galileo and Newton.
The Emergence of Specialized Scientific Disciplines: Early Eighteenth Century
Explore early eighteenth-century science's specialization, balancing progress with limitations from Aristotelian philosophy and technology.
The Role of Amateurs in the Scientific Revolution
Explore how amateurs drove the Scientific Revolution through social influence, financial support, and institutionalization, shaping modern science.
The Emergence of a Scientific Community
Explore the rise of early modern scientific communities through printing technology, journals like Philosophical Transactions, and private correspondence.
The Scientific Revolution: Tools and Techniques
Explore pivotal shifts in European science from 16th-17th centuries, marked by empirical methods, technological advancements like telescopes and microscopes.
Francis Bacon's Influence on Early Modern Science
Explore Francis Bacon's pivotal role in shaping early modern science through empirical methods and systematic inquiry.
The Emergence of Modern Science in Early 17th Century Europe
Discover how Francis Bacon's advocacy for systematic observation and experimentation marked the emergence of modern science in early 17th century Europe.
The Transition to Modernity: Copernican Revolution and Its Impact
Explore the pivotal Copernican Revolution's impact on modern thought, challenging medieval cosmology and fostering scientific advancements.