World history/WHME101/Scientific and industrial revolutions/Origins of SR

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• How were the questions posed by a 'scientific' mindset different from those posed in the Middle Ages?

• How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people thought?

• Can you name some key figures in the Scientific Revolution?

'The Beginning of the Scientific Revolution' in William Gilbert, Renaissance and Reformation, Lawrence, KS: Carrie, 1998, chapter 23.

Post your thoughts about the Scientific Revolution on WEnotes below. For example:

• I didn't realise that ...
• I was surprised to learn that ...

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