Shakespeare A to Z | Science and Technology
Shakespeare lived during a time when new scientific ideas were beginning to replace the superstitions and folklore that had shaped European thinking during medieval* times. Discoveries in astronomy challenged the accepted view of the universe, and the invention of the printing press helped spread new scientific theories. This did not mean, however, that people stopped believing in pseudosciences, such as astrology. Science and superstition existed side by side in the minds of many Elizabethans. The same culture that produced great discoveries, such as the circulation of blood, also believed...
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