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1. The document discusses the scientific revolution in Western Civilization II and three perspectives that characterized it: new knowledge about the natural world through empirical observation and experimentation, new scientific methods like the scientific method, and the creation of scientific communities to spread scientific knowledge and methods to a wider public. 2. Key developments discussed include the correspondence of Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire showing the spread of scientific ideas, anatomical drawings like Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" demonstrating new knowledge, and images depicting early scientific experiments and communities like Joseph Wright's "An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump."
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- 1. HIS 102 Western Civilization II Kara Heitz
- 2. 3 Perspectives: 1. New knowledge about the natural world 2. New methods of investigation & ways of attaining knowledge (scientific method) 3. Creating scientific communities & spreading of scientific knowledge/methods to educated public
- 5. Comparing the Correspondences of Benjamin Franklin (top) and Voltaire’s (bottom)
- 6. “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp” By Rembrandt (1632)
- 7. The anatomical theatre at Leiden University in the 17th century
- 8. “An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump” by Joseph Wright of Derby (1768)
- 9. Small Group Work: Correspondence between Oldenburg (left) and Spinoza (right)
- 10. Great Plague of 1665 in London
- 11. Illustration from Mundus Subterraneus (1665) by Athanasium Kircher
- 12. Huygens' drawing of his pendulum clock