Science in the latin west during the medieval age

Science in the latin west during the medieval age

* Barbarian invasion- migration of citizens of roman empire to its neigboring tribes.
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* Latin west- western europe united by the language and european culture.
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* Migration or barbarian invasion
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* De urbanization- negative effect of the fall of roman empire
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* Study of native was pursued more for practical reason than an abstract inquiry.

Educational reform (Charles the great)

* 7 liberal arts

-trivium (literary education) ( rhetoric, grammar, dialectic)

-quadrivium (scientific education) (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy)

* Birth of medieval universities
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* Rediscovery of the works of Aristotle
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* Latin translation of the main works of Aristotle
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* Latin translation of the main works of ancient philosophers and thinkers
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* Grosseteeste (Oxford Franciscan school)
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* Aristotle's dual path of reasoning (resolution and composition) from particular observation to universal law vv.)


Scientist

* Bacon observation, hypothesis, experimentation and verification
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* William of occam (principle of parsimony)
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* Jean Buridan (brilliant art master of ma) "theory of impetus"
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* Thomas Bradwardine- distinguished dynamics to kinematics, instantaneous velocity, mean speed theorem
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* Nicole Oresme- polished the heliocentric theory; optics
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* Black death (mid 14th century)
*

* Catholic church disintegration (papacy)

* Barbarian invasion- migration of citizens of roman empire to its neigboring tribes.
*

* Latin west- western europe united by the language and european culture.
*

* Migration or barbarian invasion
*

* De urbanization- negative effect of the fall of roman empire
*

* Study of native was pursued more for practical reason than an abstract inquiry.

Educational reform (Charles the great)

* 7 liberal arts

-trivium (literary education) ( rhetoric, grammar, dialectic)

-quadrivium (scientific education) (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy)

* Birth of medieval universities
*

* Rediscovery of the works of Aristotle
*

* Latin translation of the main works of Aristotle
*

* Latin translation of the main works of ancient philosophers and thinkers
*

* Grosseteeste (Oxford Franciscan school)
*

* Aristotle's dual path of reasoning (resolution and composition) from particular observation to universal law vv.)


Scientist

* Bacon observation, hypothesis, experimentation and verification
*

* William of occam (principle of parsimony)
*

* Jean Buridan (brilliant art master of ma) "theory of impetus"
*

* Thomas Bradwardine- distinguished dynamics to kinematics, instantaneous velocity, mean speed theorem
*

* Nicole Oresme- polished the heliocentric theory; optics
*

* Black death (mid 14th century)
*

* Catholic church disintegration (papacy)