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HIST 208 - Of Miracles and Microscopes: A History of Science from 1200-1800


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

By most accounts, the 16th century ushered in the Scientific Revolution-an age of reason that replaced one of credulous belief in spells and miraculous transformations. This class evaluates such claims and positions scientific methods and discoveries within the social, economic, cultural, and religious contexts in which they were produced. Alchemy, magic, and witchcraft as well as inductive reasoning and technologies of observation will all play a part in the constitution of new disciplines and truths.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Wurtzel


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