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Copernicus, Paradigm Shifts, and the Journeyman Surgeon

Copernicus, Paradigm Shifts, and the Journeyman Surgeon Abstract UNTIL THE 16th century the earth was said to be the center of the universe because Pythagoras said so. In the sixth century BC, he claimed that the sun and moon and indeed all the planets orbited around the earth in perfect circles, and this idea dominated astronomy for the next 2000 years. Copernicus, monk, doctor, and amateur astronomer, was born in Poland amid the stir of the Renaissance. The quickening of the human spirit that occurred at this time was accompanied by questioning of long-held theories. Men felt they were living on the brink of a new and modern age, an age marked not only by splendid achievement in art and architecture but also by the beginning of a revolution in science. Encouraged by the new sense of inquiry that was about, Copernicus began to read all that the Greeks had written about planetary motion, and he came to References 1. Vara-Thorbeck R, Guerrero JA, Rosell J, Ruiz-Requene E, Capitan JM. Exogenous growth hormone: effects on the catabolic response to surgically produced acute stress and on postoperative immune function . World JSurg . 1993; 17:530-537.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Surgery American Medical Association

Copernicus, Paradigm Shifts, and the Journeyman Surgeon

Hill, Graham L.
Archives of Surgery , Volume 130 (7) – Jul 1, 1995
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0004-0010
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10.1001/archsurg.1995.01430070042006
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Abstract UNTIL THE 16th century the earth was said to be the center of the universe because Pythagoras said so. In the sixth century BC, he claimed that the sun and moon and indeed all the planets orbited around the earth in perfect circles, and this idea dominated astronomy for the next 2000 years. Copernicus, monk, doctor, and amateur astronomer, was born in Poland amid the stir of the Renaissance. The quickening of the human spirit that occurred at this time was accompanied by questioning of long-held theories. Men felt they were living on the brink of a new and modern age, an age marked not only by splendid achievement in art and architecture but also by the beginning of a revolution in science. Encouraged by the new sense of inquiry that was about, Copernicus began to read all that the Greeks had written about planetary motion, and he came to References 1. Vara-Thorbeck R, Guerrero JA, Rosell J, Ruiz-Requene E, Capitan JM. Exogenous growth hormone: effects on the catabolic response to surgically produced acute stress and on postoperative immune function . World JSurg . 1993; 17:530-537.Crossref

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Archives of Surgery – American Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1995

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