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Kepler/Copernicus
The transformation of the geocentrical to the heliocentrical cosmology evolved during a long period of time. In the first period in early medieval tim
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By combining two earlier traditions, Copernicus formulated a heliocentrical variant of Arabic predecessor models –a variant that resulted in the rapid
Cold Nuclear Fusion
In spring 1989, two research teams attracted the attention of researchers and the public: they seemed to have succeeded to conduct the fusion of light
Heuristical Strategies: In Pursuit of Quasars
A fruitful test for theoretical approaches in the field of philosophy of science is to apply them to individual scientific research projects. At which
Discovery of the Urea Cycle
In 1932, Hans Krebs––Nobel laureate of 1953––and his assistant Kurt Henseleit discovered the steps of urea synthesis in mammals. This was the first me
Quantum Correlations and Joint Causes
How can correlations be explained that have been observed in a quantum mechanical experiment, the EPRB experiment (named after Albert Einstein, Boris
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The Cardiovascular Origins of Early Modern Neuroscience
Scientists and physicians are not immune to the excesses of enthusiasm, and in the middle of the seventeenth century no single achievement gained more
Transcendent Experiences: Phenomena, Ideas, and Judgements
Transcendent experiences can have a strong impact on the lives and thoughts of those experiencing them. They are understood as experiences that transc
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German Scientists, their Observationes, and Ties to the Latin Americas in the Seventeenth Century
In the seventeenth century, the mobility of knowledge arising from contact with the Latin Americas extended beyond Iberia to German scientists. In 162
Coming to their Senses: The Averroist Turn and the Rise of "Empiricism" in the Thirteenth Century
All human knowing is grounded in sense experience. This may sound trivial to us, not least because it appears to be an undisputed principle of our nat
Experiencing Nature through Old and New Epistemes around the Globe
The colonial encounter holds a central place in the global history of early modern science. Missionary explorations and military voyages sponsored by