FACTOID # 51: Russia won the first World Air Games, held in Turkey in 1997. Events included hang-gliding, sky-surfing, and ballooning.
 
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Encyclopedia > 1684 in science

The year 1684 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.


See also: 1683 in science, other events of 1684, 1685 in science and the list of years in science.

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Science and ethics (2865 words)
John Ziman, the former Chairman of the Council for Science and Society, interprets ethics not as an abstract discipline but as a way of dealing with differing opinions that arise when traditional values are faced with new realities (Ziman, 2001).
The rapid development of modern science since the Renaissance is due mainly to the postulate that scientific theories should be independent of theological or religious beliefs.
In this context, science was not responsible for its applications, and even less for their subsequent use.
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