In this series, I’m talking about big issues in how we think about our scientific past. This week I get into more detail about how astronomy broke away from astrology. Read the first post in this series, on ancient Greece and math. Read the second post, on the Scientific Revolution. Read More
Tag: astronomy
Research Progress Notes – Week of April 15th
Oh hey, I got to look at a manuscript this week! And I asked my advisor some embarrassing questions about Latin.
An Angry History of Science Part 2: The Scientific Revolution didn’t trash Catholicism
In this series, I’m talking about big issues in how we think about our scientific past. This week I get into more detail about what the Scientific Revolution did and didn’t do. Read the first post in this series, on ancient Greece and math. Read More