Occ Civ Notes 10/20

Fontenelle is part of scientific revolution, overthrows Aristotelian physics, etc
-body in motion doesn't stay in motion, etc
-Aristotelian physics doesnt really work too well, so newton needs to show up
universe was full of spheres. oh fuck i dunno. god i'm tired

RACHEL YOU OWE ME

i dont understand why he's talking about pre-newtonian physics so much. it makes no sense.
ok then.

the CHURCH supported the Aristotelian form of physical analysis, especially the idea that God places Earth at the center of the universe
the system explains observable phenomenon quite nicely
people fought against copernican, galillean schemes of physical thought, made competing theories to discredit them

scientific revolution
-our senses ARENT GOOD ENOUGH, we need to find bigger and better tools
-moves away from perfect motion, perfection, etc
-no more perfect spheres, but he retained the idea that materials had the desire to become spheres
-kepler actually develops a real theory
-there's science being done!

Fontenelle's conversations are about if there can possibly be more than one world supporting life