Rise of scientific inquiry during the Baroque era from "summary" of The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson
In the Baroque era, the pursuit of knowledge took a new direction. The period was marked by a significant rise in scientific inquiry, as scholars and thinkers began to question the world around them in a more systematic and rigorous way. This shift towards a more empirical and evidence-based approach to understanding the natural world laid the foundation for modern scientific thought. During this time, the boundaries between different fields of study began to blur, as scholars drew on knowledge from a variety of disciplines to inform their research. This interdisciplinary approach allowed for new and groundbreaking discoveries to be made, as thinkers such as Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton challenged traditional beliefs and pushed the boundaries of human understanding. One of the key developments of the Baroque era was the rise ...
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