1. Silver question from the week 12 reading. Describe the role of silver in global commerce between 1450 and 1750. According to Strayer’s text‚ silver in the global commerce between the years 1450-1750 “went around the world and made the world go round”. My interpretation of this would be that the world and global commerce during this time depended on silver to thrive. Silver became the top reason for trade during this frame of time. The first link to be developed between America and Asia was brought
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at motionless‚ lead ancient astronomers to believe the Earth was the center of the solar system. • Claudis Ptolemy’s version of the Geocentric Model was the most widely accepted and recognized example of the Geocentric Model. • Nicolaus Copernicus published a book on his theory of a heliocentric system‚ the book‚ De revolutionibus orbium coelstium‚ puts the Sun at the center of the Solar System with planets revolving around it. It also pointed out that the Earth was in motion and that
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Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period
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Newton ’s Law of Universal Gravitation Gravity if one of the four fundamental forces in the universe. Though the fundamental principles of it eluded scientists until Sir Isaac Newton was able to mathematically describe it in 1687 (Eddington 93). Gravity plays a serious part in everyday actions as it keeps everything on the ground; without gravity everything would be immobile unless a force was applied (then it would move infinitely because there would be no force to stop it). Perhaps‚ the
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generally accepting people. the uneducated had no problems believing what they were told. this was the common feeling until a few "radical" scientists began to question things. the Roman Catholic Church persecuted such notable scientists as Copernicus and Galileo for their beliefs. the method of questioning developed by 17th century scientists became known as scientific metthod. this process included forming a hypotheses and testing it. if this hypotheses was proved wrong‚ then a new hypotheses was
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is at the centre of the universe. The sun‚ the moon and the stars all move around the earth." During the scientific revolution Nicholas Copernicus‚ Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton all voiced their opinions that contradicted the views of the church. Before the Scientific Revolution‚ the Bible or Greek philosophers such as Aristotle or Nicholas Copernicus‚ (1473-1543) a Polish monk and astronomer trained in medi-cine‚ law and mathematics‚ believed that the sun‚ not the earth‚ was at the centre
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Basics scientific notation for distances Earth-Sun distance = 93 million miles = 8.3 light minutes = 1 AU Celestial Spheres & Motions of Stars Zenith- point on celestial sphere directly overhead Nadir- point on celestial sphere directly below Celestial poles- either of two points at which extensions of earth’s axis intersect celestial sphere Circumpolar stars- stars that never set at a given latitude; all stars between Polaris and northern horizon Diurnal motion of stars Means daily Stars
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Quintessential Paradigms Ryan Malaty Revolutions In Science Quintessential Paradigms It is human nature to try to find meaning in everything‚ even if some parts need to be dreamed up. There always needs to be an answer‚ or a method of finding an answer‚ to all the questions that tickle Man’s spirit of inquiry. However‚ for every way of thinking there is a way to think otherwise. In Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions‚ the nature of the “paradigm” is discussed. A paradigm
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The Scientific Revolution was the emergence of modern science‚ replacing the traditional geocentric model of the universe and replacing it with a heliocentric model. The works of Scientists such as Galileo‚ Copernicus‚ and Newton opened up the eyes of European citizens and scientists and changed their outlooks on the world. Scientific success was hard to come by as there were many obstacles because many people had different views and opinions on a certain subject. The work of scientists in the Scientific
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opponents? Copernicus - opponment Ptolemy - supporter Brabe - opponment Kepler - supporter Aristole - opponment 7. Why didn’t scientist speak up in favour of the heliocentric model? Scientist didn’t speak up because when the heliocentric was brought up there was no direct evidence to prove that the planets and moon revovled around the sun. 8. Who is the astronomer who first used a telescope to find errors in the heliocentric model? Galileo - Galileo Galilei
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