considered to be a “century of genius” because of the many advancements and inventions during this time period. There were a great number of intellects who excelled in every field. The 17th century witnessed the work of individuals ranging from Bernini to Galileo. It is popularly viewed as the time of modern science‚ but the works in architecture and art also showed the importance of this time period. Many historians argue whether this time period was actually a century of genius or just a coincidence. The
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Earth; lately it has become an even bigger topic of interest. Ever since we sent a probe to Jupiter and it explored the moons‚ Io and Europa. Both of these moons have possible means for life. These two moons were discovered on January 10‚ 1610 by Galileo Galilei. One night when he was star gazing‚ he looked at Jupiter and saw four little stars around it. These little stars turned out to orbit Jupiter‚ therefore they are moons. These four moons were: Io‚ Europa‚ Ganymede‚ and Callisto. These four moons
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An English scientist‚ Isaac Newton‚ helped to bring together the observations of Copernicus‚ Kepler‚ and Galileo in a single theory of motion. Using his physics and mathematics background‚ Newton was able to connect the fact that all physical objects were affected equally by the same forces with space. He discovered that the same force caused the motion of the
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The "lighting" part might indicate that he’s to be killed with the electric chair‚ or it might just be symbolic. "(Galileo.) Galileo. (Galileo.) Galileo‚ Galileo figaro" Galileo was unfairly persecuted by the authorities of his time. Granted‚ Galileo didn’t commit murder‚ but the narrator’s advocates still draw a parallel‚ insisting that he doesn’t deserve the punishment he’s receiving. "Magnifico. I’m just a poor boy and nobody
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The Scientific Revolution is a period of time in history when thoughts on beliefs and thought itself were changing in social and institutional communities. This period of time is approximated to have lasted between 1550 though 1700 A.D‚ during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. There are many philosophers that come up during this period‚ and all of them made a contribution to the way we think today. Many of the ideals that came from this time are still a major part of our thought process‚ this
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throughout history‚ it made up religion to most‚ while it also helped people determine when the correct time to begin planting. The beginning of Astronomy didn’t exactly begin with a telescope. It was millions of years before Sir Isaac Newton or Galileo Galilei‚ It was the cavemen‚ they didn’t actually measure the distance between stars or discover Jupiter’s sixteen moons. They just observed the night sky‚ and went on their way. Astronomy is often associated with religion; early civilization took
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(Merriman‚290) It was this initiating step that led other scientists to further question and test traditional church beliefs. An example of this is Galileo Galilee and his creation of a telescope that would confirm the geocentric theory‚ although for which he was decreed a heretic and put under house arrest. (Merriman 296) In the “Crime of Galileo: Indictment and Abjuration of 1633” we can directly see Galilee’s theories being refuted by the church in the following quote: “The proposition
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refracting telescopes drastically changed people’s view of the Universe at the time‚ for the view from the telescope revealed the Universe as dynamic‚ as opposed to static. Later on‚ Galileo Galilei improved on these telescopes and constructed several with increasing magnifying powers. With his own telescope‚ Galileo not only viewed our moon‚ but also observed those of Jupiter‚ triggering the development of modern science.
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The transformation from the medieval world into the early modern world can be best represented through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment‚ both of which were major recurring themes and had influence on numerous events that occurred throughout the early modern period. The Renaissance was a cultural movement that originally began in Italy in the end of the medieval period and later spread throughout northwestern Europe‚ marking the beginning of the early modern period (PWH‚ p. 496). As such‚ the
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Cain’s Book Assignment The Venue -We went to see the performance of Cain’s Book in The Arches Theatre Glasgow. The Arches is a venue I had never heard of before and when we arrived there I wasn’t surprised why I hadn’t as it isn’t your typical area for a theatre venue. The Arches is situated in an under passage in the centre of Glasgow‚ surrounded by some odd shops and fast food places and one of the entrances to Cenral Station. The area is pretty run down looking‚ quite dark and dingy and
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