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During the Renaissance, great intellectual and academic advances occurred in geography, astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, manufacturing, and engineering. The invention of Printmaking gave acceleration to the learning and spreading the knowledge to great extent. The faster circulation of ideas and sharing concepts became easier. Humanists favored human-centered subjects like politics and history over study of natural philosophy or applied mathematics. Others have focused on the positive influence of the Renaissance, pointing to factors like the rediscovery of lost or obscure texts and the increased emphasis on the study of language and the correct reading of texts.
The Renaissance Period, along with the literary, art, religion and philosophical movement pursued in the field of sciences, which is known as the Scientific Revolution (1450-1630). More recently, “Peter Dear has argued for a two-phase model of early modern science: a Scientific Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries, focused on the restoration of the natural knowledge of the ancients; and a Scientific Revolution of the 17th century, when scientists shifted from recovery to innovation.”
(Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_in_the_Renaissance ; January 29, 2013)
The Renaissance Technology Revolution
The Renaissance Period witnessed the up rise of technology innovation (applied sciences and technology) that emerged as the source of their inclusive achievement from art to sciences to technology. Printing press, linear perspective in drawing, patent law, double shell domes and Bastion fortresses. Sketchbooks of Leonardo da Vinci give a deep insight into the mechanical technology and applied sciences.
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