1 hr 14 min

Scientific Revolution, Part 2 -- The New Powers, 1660-1800 Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

    • Society & Culture

How did the Restoration of the English monarchy and the dawn of empire set the stage for the peculiar set of practices and assumptions that we now call "science," and how did they begin to unlock powerful secrets of the earth, the heavens, fire, and steam? And why did John Locke kind of secretly hate Isaac Newton?

Please support this podcast and hear all lectures, including the recent examination of the "historical" King Arthur -- www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632

Image: "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump," by Joseph Wright, 1768

How did the Restoration of the English monarchy and the dawn of empire set the stage for the peculiar set of practices and assumptions that we now call "science," and how did they begin to unlock powerful secrets of the earth, the heavens, fire, and steam? And why did John Locke kind of secretly hate Isaac Newton?

Please support this podcast and hear all lectures, including the recent examination of the "historical" King Arthur -- www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632

Image: "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump," by Joseph Wright, 1768

1 hr 14 min

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