EARTH AND HEAVENS: TWO SEPARATE UNIVERSES?

Authors

  • Jaime Carrascosa
  • Daniel Gil-Pérez
  • Jordi Solbes
  • Amparo Vilches

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37156/RELEA/2005.02.049

Keywords:

Barrera Tierra-Cielos, revoluciones científicas, interacciones ciencia-tecnología-sociedad-ambiente (CTSA), libertad de investigación, naturaleza de la ciencia, historia de la ciencia, aprendizaje como investigación orientada.

Abstract

The study of gravitation constitutes an exceptional occasion to show the richness and complexity of science and technology, contemplating, among other things: the problematic situations which are at the heart of the scientific knowledge, the difficulties encountered in the construction of knowledge and, especially, the necessity of overcoming “common-sense evidence” that proclaimed the existence of an insurmountable barrier between Earth and Heavens, hindering scientific development during many centuries. In this paper we present a program of activities to orient the study of Gravitation atUpperHigh School, favoring students’ participation in the reconstruction of this first scientific revolution and giving them the opportunity to see the importance of Astronomy both in the history of science and today.

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Published

2005-12-01

How to Cite

Carrascosa, J., Gil-Pérez, D., Solbes, J., & Vilches, A. (2005). EARTH AND HEAVENS: TWO SEPARATE UNIVERSES?. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (2), 49–74. https://doi.org/10.37156/RELEA/2005.02.049

Issue

No. 2 (2005)

Section

Articles

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