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Week 11: 16th-century Astronomy

Week 12: 16th century astronomy

In our whirlwind tour of the history of science, this week we make our stop in the 16th century, the 1500's, the century of the Reformation, the era of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler. Our aim will be to get to know the astronomers of 16th-century culture in terms of their own place and time. We'll not be like tourists in Frombork, Wittenberg, Uraniborg, or Prague who seek fast food at McDonald's. We'll take nothing for granted.

16th-century astronomy assignments
#	Due Date*	Pts	Activity	Time
1.1	Tuesday 8/26 11:59 p.m.*	10	1. Starting Assumptions Think about what you know already about the culture and period, share your knowledge and experience with other students in the class	30 min.
1.2	Wednesday 8/27 11:59 p.m.*	25	2. Topic 1: Before Copernicus + Quiz Background: Without a sense of context, history is anachronistic. Primary sources: Without documentary evidence, history is speculation The first of two topic assignments per week involving both background and primary sources.	90 min.
1.3	Thursday 8/28 11:59 p.m.*	25	3. Topic 2: After Copernicus + Quiz Background: Without a sense of context, history is anachronistic. Primary sources: Without documentary evidence, history is speculation The second of two topic assignments per week involving both background and primary sources.	90 min.
1.4	Friday 8/29 11:59 p.m.*	20	4. Interpretation Unless it explains,* history is trivial.* Write a short persuasive essay agreeing or disagreeing with a common interpretation about the topic and expressing your own view.	60 min.
1.5	Monday 11:59 p.m.	10	5. Online Resource Project Over the course of the semester, we will assemble a catalog of online resources for exploring the history of science.	60 min.
1.6	Monday 8/31 11:59 p.m.*	10	6. Reflection + Peer Responses Think about all that you did this week, including reading the Interpretation Essays of other students, and share your thoughts and ideas with other students in the class	30 min.
Total pts		100	Total time	6 hours

"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought." Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi

HSCI 3013. History of Science to 17th century
Kerry Magruder, Instructor, 2004-14
Brent Purkaple, TA

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Many thanks to the pedagogical model developed in Mythology and Folklore and other online courses by Laura Gibbs, which have been an inspiration for this course.

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