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Fachliteratur
This is basically an instruction manual created by practical people during the scientific revolution for different technological uses and mining.
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The four models of Inquiry
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- Platonic Pythagorean Model
- Mechanical/Mechanistic Model
- The Hermetic Model
- Empirico Descriptive Model
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Johann Gutenburg
This man invented printing with moveable type. With this new mechanical process, multiple copies of text could be inexpensivelly produced.
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Paracelsus
Relating to the Hermetic model; The writings of this man proved useful in understanding biological issues and developing pharmacology.
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Andreas Vesalius
Relating to the Empirico descriptive model; this man developed an accurate anatomical illustration of the human body and similar descriptions of plants and animals.
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Johannes Kepler
Related to the Platonic Pythagorean Model, this man elaborates and improves on Copernicus's theory that the universe is sun centered.
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Galileo Galilei
Related to the Platonic Pythagorean Model, this man verifies the theory of Copernicus and Kepler by his observations through a telescope. Upon these discoveries this man delt with conflict with the church.
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William Gilbert
This man relates to the Mechanical Model. He was able to explain the principle of magnetism.
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William Harvey
This man also relates to the mechanical model. He pioneered in psychology and worked out the circulation of the blood in which a body as a machine is run by a heart that functions as the pump.
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Jean Baptiste van Helmont
Relating to the Hermetic model; this man developed the process of fermentation and the word "gas" to identify the exchange of gases of various kinds.
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Robert Boyle
This man relates to the mechanical model. He revived ancient Greek atomism and founded chemistry.
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Isaac Newton
A legendary figure during the scientific revolution. He was an astronomer and relates to the first 3 models (Platonic pythagorean, mechanical, hermetic). He arrived at universal laws such as the laws of motion and the laws of gravitation
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Platonic Pythagorean Model
This mathematical model was applied to astronomy. Copernicus suggests a sun centered universe as only a theory.
(Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo)
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Mechanical/Mechanistic Model
This model was for understanding nature and used since ancient times.
(3 men; William Gilbert, Robert Boyle, William Harvey)
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The Hermetic Model
This model was intended to supplement appeals for healing through prayer.
(2 men: Paracelsus, Jean Baptiste van Helmont)
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Empirico Descriptive Model
This model presented anatomical illustrations of the human body as well as plants and animals. These were developed by Andreas Vesalius
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