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<p>4.242.45.13: </p> <hr /> <div>S.N.Science and Technology in the Renaissance was focused around the major sciences of [[astrology]] and [[geometry]], as well as [[medicine]], [[magic]] and [[alchemy]]. Although [[astronomy]] was a major emerging science, it did not truly come into its own until after the end of the [[16th century]]. Until [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler Johannes Kepler], [[astronomy]] was a science that was studied purely to enable better understanding of [[astrology]].<br /> <br /> For example, [[Copernicus]], probably the man most recognisably a [[scientist]] of his day, studied [[medicine]], [[canon law]] and [[philosophy]] and earned a living as a [[secretary]] and a [[doctor]].<br /> <br /> Nonetheless, the advent of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press printing press] did allow for much wider distribution of scientific thought during the [[Renaissance]] than had been possible in the [[Middle Ages]] and so [[scientist]]s throughout [[Europe]] were able to collaborate on works and exchange [[theory|theories]] in a way that was not previously possible. Everyone knew what everyone else was working on, even if it was completely wrong.<br /> <br /> Important [[astronomer]]s of the [[Renaissance]] include:<br /> <br /> * [[Copernicus]] (1473 - 1543), the originator of the [[Heliocentric]] view of the universe. Note that Copernicus' theories were not published until the year of his death, 1543.<br /> * [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe Tycho Brahe] (1546 - 1601), who built several observatories during his lifetime, and was the first to observe and record a supernova.<br /> * [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei Galileo] (1564 - 1642) who further promulgated [[Copernicus]]' theories and pioneered the modern [[scientific method]].<br /> * [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler Johannes Kepler] (1571 - 1630), assistant to [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe Tycho Brahe], the true father of modern [[astronomy]] and the last scientific astrologer.<br /> <br /> Other scientists of the day include:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus Paracelsus] (1493 - 1541), the founder of many of todays modern medicinal and chemical theories.<br /> [[category:sciences]]</div>

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