John Freely: General

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“The atomic theory was not generally accepted in the time of Democritus, largely because of its deterministic character, for it allows no chance, choice, or free will.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 287

“Empedocles tried to address the problem of change by saying that there is not one fundamental arche but four—earth, water, air, and fire—which generate all the material substances in nature by mixing together in various ways under the influence of forces he called Love and Strife.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 287

“Although many historians of the new millennium now take issue with the notion of a Scientific Revolution, it is generally agreed that Newton's work culminated the long development of European science, creating a synthesis that opened the way for the scientific culture of the modern age.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 190