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17Th Century
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A revolution in thought occurred during the 17th century. The ancient Greeks could be said to be scientists. They thought by using their reason they could work out why the natural world behaves as it does. However the Greeks never tested their theories by carrying out practical experiments. As a result many of their ideas about the natural world were wrong. Unfortunately the ancient Greek philosophers were held in very high esteem and for centuries hardly anyone questioned their theories.
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There were a number of Baptist Confessions of Faith that were drawn up in the 17th Century. Many of these were from "Particular" Baptists (those of Calvinistic convictions). To be a Baptists in the 17th Century was no an easy thing. Often preachers and pastor were imprisoned for their beliefs. Most "paedobaptists" (Presbyterians and Anglicans) labelled anyone of baptist conviction, "Anabaptist". This term was definitely derogatory at the time as from the time of the Reformation, "Anabaptists" were held extremists or heretics.
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During the 17th century operations were performed by barber-surgeons. Their knowledge of anatomy improved. Medicine ... improved. In 1628 William Harvey published his discovery of how blood circulates around the body. Doctors also discovered how to treat malaria with bark from the cinchona tree.
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The Italian court custom of presenting grand costumed balls or 'Masques', which had spread to France and Spain in the 16th century, spread on to England in the 17th century. Thus, in the year 1604 Anne of Denmark celebrated her Christmas in England dressed with Hampton Court Masque. According to contemporary Samuel Daniel, the Queen and her ladies were dressed as 'Twelve Goddesses' and:
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At the beginning of the 17th century men wore starched collars called ruffs. Women wore frames made of wood or whalebone under their dresses. However the farthingale was soon discarded and the ruff evolved into a large lace collar (for those who could afford it!).
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In an unrelated development, Odyssey announced in mid May that it had found 500,000 silver coins aboard a 17th-century merchant ship that wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. An avalanche of global media attention boosted Odyssey's stock price by 80 percent in one day. It ... made Volvo and Disney look very, very smart. But before long, the Black Swan's discovery would plague Volvo's contest, and vice-versa.
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