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Lecture:
Section 1 The Scientific Revolution
Lecture material on The Scientific Revolution.
What information did you find for the HW questions on Adam Smith, Galen, or other historical figures in Chapter 10?
I made some references and I have "show and tell" material.
LibraryThing:
Galen
Works on Adam Smith:
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Penguin edition.
Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Harvard Classics)
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy, Robert L. Heilbroner
Descartes:
Discourse on Method and Related Writings (Penguin Classics), Rene Descartes
Who can summarize the iTunes podcast about "Adam Smith on the British North American Colonies," by Thayer Watkins of San Jose State University
Next, we will consider: WH 2: "Changing Views of the Universe" (After the Scientific Revolution).
HW
1. Why was Copernicus’s theory seen as radical?
2. Define contradict.
3. What basic biographical details can you find out about revolutionary thinkers Bacon and Descartes?
