Chapter 7: Experiment 131148

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Chapter 7 Experiment 131-148
Big Picture Questions
Are the results of experiments obvious? How did
17th-century experimenters use their results?
Do experiments explain the underlying causes of
natural phenomena?
Thomas Hobbes versus Robert Boyle
How did experimental knowledge challenge existing
views?
Physics Galileo Aristotelian physics
Medicine Harvey Galenic explanation
New emphasis on discovery rather than
understanding