Post Medieval.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
The first century of the United States was shaped primarily by Protestant culture, Deism, and Enlightenment ideals
2.
Quote:
- Roger Williams.
- May 6, 1682..
Meaning:
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
3.
From History: 1889
Collingwood helped show that history is not just collecting facts. It is the disciplined reconstruction of past human thought and action from surviving evidence.
4.
Article summary:
Roger Williams was not just condemned by the Massachusetts Bay authorities; he was also quietly warned, revealing the moral and political complexity of John Winthrop himself.
5.
Quote:
- David Hume.
- 1748.
From History:
Meaning:
Your confidence in an idea, whether scientific or spiritual, should rise with support, not desire.
6.
From History: born 1564.
Galileo, the Father of Modern Physics, showed that careful observation and math could overturn ancient certainty.
8.
Quote:
- Max Planck.
- circa 1900.
From History:
Meaning:
Breakthroughs often occur when conviction gives way to honesty.
9.
From History: born 1879
Einstein taught us that mass and energy are two forms of the same thing and that gravity is better understood as the curvature of spacetime that guides motion.
10.
In 1610, Galileo Galilei used observation to challenge belief, showing that reality, not tradition, must guide understanding. His telescope turned the heavens from imagined perfection into measurable truth.
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