History of Science

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Science is the attempt to figure out how the physical world works, and this course is intended as an overview to its history. The course will examine the history of science from two directions: topically, as various fields developed over time; and culturally, as we examine the relationship between specific cultures and the ways they developed theoretical models explaining how the universe operates. Throughout the course, we shall be reading secondary and primary sources that illustrate these two approaches.