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One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen
The '''history of science''' goes back into the dim and musty reaches of antiquity, when philosophers first began to speculate about what causes things to move and grow. At first, it was hardly distinguishable from [[mythology]] or [[superstition]].
The '''history of science''' goes back into the dim and musty reaches of antiquity, when philosophers first began to speculate about what causes things to move and grow. At first, it was hardly distinguishable from [[mythology]] or [[superstition]].
* One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen. - [[Robert Heinlein]] [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_a_heinlein.html]
By a process of regular observation and classification, ancient Greek philosophers tried to make sense of the natural world.
By a process of regular observation and classification, ancient Greek philosophers tried to make sense of the natural world.