HIST 103: History of Science from Antiquity to Copernicus

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour

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Prerequisites: upper-divi- sion standing or consent of instructor

Description: An introduction to ancient and medieval science focusing on the development of mathematical description of nature in astronomy. Secondarily, the early histories of physics and mechanics as they relate to the history of astrono- my are covered.

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