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Edward Grant
(6 Apr 1926 - )
American science historian of medieval science. His twelve books include Physical Science in the Middle Ages (1971), which has been translated into nine languages. He has written over ninety articles, and edited a A Source Book in Medieval Science (1974).
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Science Quotes by Edward Grant (1 quote)
The general emphasis on God’s absolute power that was fostered by the Condemnation of 1277 encouraged many not only to take seriously the possibility that God could create other worlds than our own but to assume that he had actually done so.
— Edward Grant
In Planets, Stars, & Orbs: The Medieval Cosmos, 1220-1687 (1994), 156.
See also:
- Physical Science in the Middle Ages, by Edward Grant. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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