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::::::Wouldn't that best be covered in [[History of science]], with the scientific revolution as a subset?  To quote from ''Science: Order and Reality'' (Hicks et al, 1993, ''A Beka Book'', Pensacola Christian College), p. 349 "'''''Almost all of what we know about the physical laws which govern the universe has been discovered by scientists since the middle of the sixteenth century''' (the 1500s).''" (bold and italics in original), and on p. 350, "The nineteenth century was perhaps the era of most rapid advance for science.  By the end of that century, most of the great theories we are familiar with today were well formulated."  So that is essentially the topic of this article - the scientific advances from the 16th through the 19th century.  There is also a nice timeline on pages 350-351 that could be sifted for a brief overview of major discoveries. [[User:Human|Human]] 14:28, 24 April 2007 (EDT)
 
::::::Wouldn't that best be covered in [[History of science]], with the scientific revolution as a subset?  To quote from ''Science: Order and Reality'' (Hicks et al, 1993, ''A Beka Book'', Pensacola Christian College), p. 349 "'''''Almost all of what we know about the physical laws which govern the universe has been discovered by scientists since the middle of the sixteenth century''' (the 1500s).''" (bold and italics in original), and on p. 350, "The nineteenth century was perhaps the era of most rapid advance for science.  By the end of that century, most of the great theories we are familiar with today were well formulated."  So that is essentially the topic of this article - the scientific advances from the 16th through the 19th century.  There is also a nice timeline on pages 350-351 that could be sifted for a brief overview of major discoveries. [[User:Human|Human]] 14:28, 24 April 2007 (EDT)
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::::::: Yes, that is a good example of the myth described in the article. According to the myth, science started in the mid-1500s. The book's view is very distorted. Great theories like relativity and quantum mechanics came after the period described in the book. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:54, 24 April 2007 (EDT)

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