The Scientific Revolution: Astronomy, Method, and Physics

Factors Favoring the Scientific Revolution

  • Adoption of Arabic numerals over Roman numerals.
  • Invention of the printing press (around the 1450s).
  • Secularization of scientific methodology and the rise of the new bourgeoisie.
  • Great sea voyages, which spurred advancements in shipbuilding and navigation tools (e.g., sails, compasses).
  • Humanist interest in crafts and agriculture.
  • Improved calculations for directing cannon fire.
  • Fusion of science and technique (e.g., telescope, microscope).

New Astronomy

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Understanding Vectors, Motion, and Newton’s Laws

Scalar Product

The scalar product of two vectors, a and b, results in a scalar value, k. This is obtained by multiplying the magnitudes of the two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them. The formula is expressed as:

k = |a| |b| cos(α)

For the vectors to be perpendicular, their scalar product must be zero. The formula can be rearranged to solve for the cosine of the angle:

cos(α) = (a · b) / (|a| |b|)

Vector Product

The vector product of two vectors, a and b, results in a new vector with the

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Relativity: Space, Time, Mass-Energy, and Quantum Effects

Relativity: Concepts and Postulates

The study of relativity establishes that time and space are relative; this means that they cannot be described using an absolute reference system because the measurement of space and time depends on the observer.

Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity

In 1905, Albert Einstein published the Special Theory of Relativity, based on two postulates:

Postulates of Special Relativity

  • Postulate 1: The laws of physics are the same for all reference frames moving at a constant
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Understanding the Universe: Theories, Evolution, and Components

Origin of the Universe

Big Bang Theory:

Proposed by Lemaître (1927) and developed by Gamow (1948). All matter, space, and energy were initially concentrated at a single point (cosmic egg). A consequence of the instability was the large initial explosion and the beginning of the expansion of the universe. As the universe cooled gradually, elementary particles connected via electromagnetic and nuclear forces to form atoms. Thus came matter, space, and time. As the universe expanded and cooled, the

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Understanding Energy: Concepts, Types, and Conservation

World War

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The Concept of Energy in Physics

In physics, the universal law of conservation of energy, which is the basis for the first law of thermodynamics, indicates that the energy attached to an isolated system remains constant over time. However, the theory of special relativity establishes an equivalence between mass and energy by which all bodies, by virtue of being formed of matter, contain energy. Moreover, additional

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Understanding Inheritance, Anatomy, and Anatomical Positions

Inheritance and Mendelism

In 1854, work began on plants to understand the principles regulating the transmission of characteristics from parents to descendants. A pure line is a group of living things that produce offspring with the same traits, generation after generation.

Mendel’s First Law

Mendel’s first law states that if you cross two pure breeds for a particular character, the descendants of the first generation are all equal to each other (both phenotype and genotype) and equal (in phenotype)

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