Science in the Dark Ages The world is still largely undiscovered. People in one country or continent know little or nothing about people or ideas elsewhere.

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Science in the Dark Ages The world is still largely undiscovered. People in one country or continent know little or nothing about people or ideas elsewhere. Much of the flourishing of scientific thought is taking place in China and what is now known as the Middle East.

Important Conditions Barbarians, hordes, warrior-kings and empire building is a major aspiration of some cultures. Barbarians, hordes, warrior-kings and empire building is a major aspiration of some cultures. Translation of ancient latin/greek texts into Arabic becomes very important for the transmission of knowledge Translation of ancient latin/greek texts into Arabic becomes very important for the transmission of knowledge

More Highlights  About 1000, Ibn al-Haitam, or al-Hazen, in Opticae Thesaurus, introduced the idea that light rays emanate in straight lines in all directions from every point on a luminous surface.  1079: Omar Khayyam, computed the length of the year as days  1086: Shen Kua, a Chinese scientist, writes his Dream Pool Essays in In these he outlines the principles of erosion, sedimentation and uplift  1088 (approximate). The University of Bologna is founded

New Methodologies In 1267 and 1268, Roger Bacon published proposals for educational reform, arguing for the study of nature, using observation and exact measurement, and asserting that the only basis for certainty is experience, or verification “Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience” What would Aristotle say to this?