Bibliography: Fischer‚ Daniel. Hubble: A New Window to the Universe. New York: Copernicus‚ 1996. Goodwin‚ Simon. Hubble’s Universe: A Portrait of our Cosmos. New York: Penguin Group‚ 1996. Hubble Site‚ “Team Hubble Servicing Missions”‚ http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/team_hubble/servicing_missions.php (accessed December 10‚ 2010)
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Explain Galileo’s attempt to make science and religion compatible‚ with particular reference to methods of justification. How successful is he? Use Kuhn’s notion of incommensurability to investigate Galileo’s attempt to reconcile the propositions of science and religion. There will always be a battle between religion and science‚ it is a truth universally acknowledged. Galileo attempted to make the two compatible by suggesting that the truth can only be sought out if the notion under consideration
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The Renaissance was an era of change in human thought. It was characterized by a new philosophy‚ which included the rise of humanism‚ individualism‚ and secularism. Writers and artists began to focus on the individual man and his potential. The Renaissance movement began in the Italian city-states‚ especially Florence‚ and spread northward toward the rest of Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of new ideas in all aspects of life such as: science‚ technology‚ classical art‚ and education.
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frantic persons boldly reject whatever is unknown to them‚" (doc. 2). He had even formed his own religions‚ to become known later as Calvinism‚ because he so disagreed with the Church. Just a few years earlier‚ Polish priest and astronomer Nicholas Copernicus had agreed in a more mild way‚ saying‚ "The learned and unlearned alike may see that I shrink from no criticism‚" (doc.1) meaning that he would continue his studies no matter what others told him. Both these religious men‚ though in different religions
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Nicholas Copernicus‚ a Polish mathematician and astronomer‚ published and dedicated his book “On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres” to Pope Paul III. He used mathematics to prove his hypotheses‚ explaining that the planets including Earth revolve around the Sun a theory known as Heliocentric. Despite his calculations‚ many scholars disagree with his theory and continued to believe in the Geocentric. In addition‚ Galileo Galileri’s discoveries challenged the Geocentric and proved Copernicus correct
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth century‚ the Scientific Revolution brought radical changes in people’s mind. People’s focus on idealism began to shift to rationalism and the material world; traditions were challenged by new scientific discoveries. Some scientists were supported by the state for showing the power of the nation‚ while the others were suppressed for conflicting with the ruling class. Scientific discoveries that praised the wisdom of God were welcomed by the Church‚ while those
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We all continue to learn new things in life day in by day out; incessantly increasing our knowledge is essential to sustain man’s life path on this earth. Knowledge can be sought in different ways but to truly seek knowledge‚ one has to read‚ understand through experience and believe what the word of God says about faith. Acquiring knowledge through our five senses and faith‚ both give us insight on competing ways of getting at the truth. A person who reads‚ write and believes in the word of God
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that should not be trifled upon. The second way that religious division occurred was the new findings from the scientific revolution. Copernicus discovered how the planets revolved around the sun‚ which in turn‚ proved the godly holy universe incorrect. This idea had never even been thought of so it was hard for many people to believe what he said. Copernicus’
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History of gladiatorial gamesOriginsEarly literary sources seldom agree on the origins of gladiators and the gladiator games.[1] In the late 1st century BC‚ Nicolaus of Damascus believed they were Etruscan.[2] A generation later‚ Livy wrote that they were first held in 310 BC by the Campanians in celebration of their victory over the Samnites.[3] Long after the games had ceased‚ the 7th century AD writer Isidore of Seville derived Latin lanista (manager of gladiators) from the Etruscan word for "executioner
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even if the observation sentence is confirmed according to the instruments‚ the theory is not necessarily falsified‚ because the problem could be with the theory behind the instruments‚ or other assumptions.� (Examples: Tycho Brahe�s refutation of Copernicus‚ p. 89‚ Lakatos�s example‚ p. 90.) 3. 3. Finally‚ the falsificationist does not (despite Popper�s claims) solve the problem of induction‚ because the observation sentence has to be confirmed.� Any observation sentence is a disguised general claim
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