L11 Age of Experimentation Flashcards
Francis Bacon
- English
- developed Baconian system
- New method (experimentalism) to undermine aristotle
- pubished “instauratio magna”
-9 levels, universal system for collecting knowledge
Baconian system
Bacon’s 5 rules and methods for which laws of nature will be discovered…
- Repeatable experiments
- Reductionism
- Objectivity
- Public witnessing
- Scientific publications
Royal Society uses Baconian System
1633
Isaac Newton
- “The holy other”
- english
- invents fluxions (calculus) and the laws of gravity and motion
- started his own religion
- published: “principia”, and “optics”
1666
Newton invents fluxions (calculus), and laws of gravity and motion
-the ‘anno mirabilis’
- “The holy other”
- english
- invents fluxions (calculus) and the laws of gravity and motion
- started his own religion
- published: “principia”, and “optics”
Isaac Newton
1687
- published by Newton
- newtonian laws were universal
The “principia”
“De Magnate” published by William Gilbert
1600
-published in english
200 BC Egyptian/Greek
-how to fake gold
“Physical and Mystical”
1600
-published in english
“De Magnate” published by William Gilbert
1665
Plague, university closed for Newton
Newton publicly states that he will not publish anything until Hooke is dead
c. 1690
- over the reflective telescope
English is universal language of science because…
“Optics” published in english by newton, and had huge impact
- born from trying to make spoiled meat edible: use spices
- need gold to import spices form the east
- alchemy to create gold.
What is Alchemy?
c. 1690
- over the reflective telescope
Newton publicly states that he will not publish anything until Hooke is dead
Hooke dies
1703
1679
Robert Hooke asks Newton about movement of planets
Goals of Alchemy
- Immortality by producing elixir of life/philosopher’s stone
- transfer of base metals into gold
Alchemy is important to modern science because…
- experimented and produced practical products (perfumes/dyes)
- same principle as chemistry
- famous scientists did alchemy
Robert Hooke asks Newton about movement of planets
1679
James Price
- The last alchemist
- English
- published “making gold from mercury”
- killed himself before public demonstration of transmutation
Giordano Bruno
1600 burned alive for going against Roman Catholic Church
Birth of modern science
1704
- publishing of “optics” by newton
- english became universal language of science
