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Chapter 34
34.1 Intro.
The S.R. occurred b/t 1500 and 1700. What do you think Europeans had based all previous scientific knowledge on? Previously, Europeans had relied on the Bible and the work of classical thinkers for knowledge about the natural world. During the S.R., scientists challenged the traditional teachings about nature.
Aristotle
Keplers Theory
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Van Leeuwenhoek
Evangelista Torricelli