Chapter 3
In 1608, the Dutch spectacle-maker Hans Lipperhey patented his invention: a refractoring telescope: and instrument "for seeing things far away as if they were nearby". This was the result of some political and sociological processes the origins of which can be traced back at least one century.
We've made a small presentation about the Scientific Revolution, which you can find here; this is the presentation including the presenter notes, so you can just read through it.
For you convenience, I've also made a screen recording of this same presentation. You can look at that below.
After going over this presentation, please read a small article about the effects on the arts of this process.