Chris Doss wrote:
> Weren't the ancients nigh-obsessive in attention to
> detail in their astronomy?
>
Them too. The assertion that empiricism starts in the 16th century is
simply a lie.
And the additional assertion that our modern science works because it's
based on the rigors of mathematics is also misleading.
But this is an old thread and if you haven't spent years burrowed in the history of science and mathematics, you'll never quite see why these claims are silly.
Joanna