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Drawing from the material in this week's course content along with a close reading of a primary source related to Copernicus, Galileo, or Newton of your own choosing, obtained from the Web, respond to the following questions:

The response to each question should be at least 250 words in length

What historical factors might explain why the Scientific Revolution occurred when it did, and what were its chief characteristics? 

To what degree should thinkers like Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton be seen as unique geniuses, and to what degree should they be recognized as products of their times?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/galileo-sobel.html

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/how-big-universe.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/newton-legacy.html