The construction of modern science (R.S.Westfall) Two major themes dominated the scientific revolution of the 17th century-the Pythagorean tradition,which looked on nature in geometric terms,convinced that the cosmos was constructed according to the principles of mathematical order,and the mechanical philocophy,which conceived of nature as a huge machine and sought to explain the hidden mechanisms behind phenomena. 《近代科学的建构》R.S.Westfa是印第安那大學的牛頓 學專家（歷史系，科學史/科學哲學系教授）The construction of modern science The construction of modern science (R.S.Westfall) (R.S.Westfall) „ Two major themes dominated the scientific revolution of Two major themes dominated the scientific revolution of the 17th century the 17th century －the Pythagorean tradition,which the Pythagorean tradition,which looked on nature in geometric terms, convinced that the looked on nature in geometric terms, convinced that the cosmos was constructed according to the principles of cosmos was constructed according to the principles of mathematical order, and the mechanical mathematical order, and the mechanical philocophy,which conceived of nature as a huge machine philocophy,which conceived of nature as a huge machine and sought to explain the hidden mechanisms behind and sought to explain the hidden mechanisms behind phenomena. phenomena. „ 《近代科学的建构 近代科学的建构 》R.S. Westfall R.S. Westfall 是印第安那大學的牛頓 是印第安那大學的牛頓 學專家（歷史系，科學史 學專家（歷史系，科學史 /科學哲學系教授） 科學哲學系教授）