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Humanism and Knowledge
HUMANISM:
-It was a cultural movement that began in the 14th century. And developed fully in 15th and 16th centuries on rich states of northen Italy.
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SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE:
The aim was to find a well-reasoned explanation for natural phenomena and provide empirical evidence which was gained with the observation, experience and experimentation.
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ASTRONOMY:
In the 16th century Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory, which contradicted the geocentric theory which was developed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century.
In the 17th century Galileo Galilei proved Copernicus theory with his new invention, the telescope. But he got condemned by the Church which didn't accept the empirecal evidence he proved.
Heliocentric theory:
Geocentric theory:
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GEOGRAPHY:
Maps were created based on the world map drawn by Gerardus Mercator, in 1569.
Straight lines called pararels and meridians were used to locate any point in the world.