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HSCI 1814 || Intro to History of Science (1538 words) |
 | The cases from the emergence of modern science neatly span the relevant period at crude intervals, to help convey the nuances of transition. |
| While "modern" science is undeniably Western in origin and flavor, casting science with a lineage from Babylonia to the Principia or Los Alamos, often with an emphasis on astronomy and physics, I consider grossly misleading. |
| Science has roots in many cultural traditions at least, even if historians have yet to discern fully their relation to "modern" (Western) science. |
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HSCI 1814 || Intro to History of Science (1506 words) |
| Episodes in early and modern science are paired to help show historical connections. |
| While "modern" science is undeniably Western in origin and flavor, casting science with a lineage from Babylonia to the Principia or Los Alamos, often with an emphasis on astronomy and physics, I consider grossly misleading. |
| Science has roots in many cultural traditions at least, even if historians have yet to discern fully their relation to "modern" (Western) science. |
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