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3.1. Revolución científica I. ¿Hubo una revolución científica entre los siglos XVI y XVII?
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3.1. Revolución científica I. ¿Hubo una revolución científica entre los siglos XVI y XVII?

Introduction

In this section, José Pardo Tomás introduces himself and the topic of the lecture. He discusses the concept of a scientific revolution and its origins.

The Concept of Scientific Revolution

  • The idea of a scientific revolution was invented by historians in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • Historians believed that there was a paradigm shift in science during the Renaissance in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  • This narrative is based on an idea of the history of science as one history of scientific ideas and figures who formulated and brought out works.

Milestones in Science

In this section, José Pardo Tomás discusses three milestones in science that are often associated with the scientific revolution.

Three Milestones

  • The first milestone is the formulation of Heliocentric Theory by Nicolás Copernicus in 1543.
  • The second milestone is led by Galileo Galilei through telescopic observation and formulation of various new theories on motion and fall of heavy weights around 1604 to 1630.
  • The third milestone at the end of seventeenth century from 1687 onwards would have Sir Isaac Newton with his work on mathematical principles of natural philosophy.

Expansion Beyond Physics-Mathematics or Astronomy

In this section, José Pardo Tomás talks about how other disciplines beyond physics-mathematics or astronomy found their own scientific revolutions during this time period.

Medicine's Scientific Revolution

  • Medicine also found its own scientific revolution starting with De humani corporis fabrica by Andrés Vesalio published in 1543 postulating a new approach to human anatomy.
  • William Harvey's experimental demonstration of circulation blood put Galenism into serious difficulty which had been until then current medical theory.

Criticism of the Idea of Scientific Revolution

In this section, José Pardo Tomás discusses how the idea of scientific revolution has been criticized in recent decades.

Criticism of Scientific Revolution

  • The paradigm began changing towards social history of medicine or science in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • By expanding the concept of scientific revolution, it started to lose its meaning and voices began to emerge that were critical of this idea.
  • Today, it is already very difficult for historians to argue for the existence of this scientific revolution.
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Autor: Pardo Tomás, José; Serie: MOOC Historia de la Ciencia Data: 2017 Resum: La Revolución Científica de los siglos XVI y XVII es una invención de los historiadores del siglo XX. La expresión triunfó en los libros de texto, las obras enciclopédicas y a las obras de divulgación sobre la historia de la ciencia a partir la década de 1940. Los argumentos más sólidos para defender la existencia de tal revolución tienen su origen en una visión de la historia de la ciencia hoy en día superada. Hay que buscar otras formas de explicar qué fue hacer ciencia en los siglos XVI y XVII Música: Good mood song by Jerry Sterling; Producció: Servei de Formació Permanent i Innovació Educativa (http://www.uv.es/sfpie)