Physics – History and Philosophy of Physics
Scientific paper
2006-02-27
Physics
History and Philosophy of Physics
38 pages. Corrects and extends an earlier version
Scientific paper
Duerer's engraving ``MELENCOLIA I'' was circulated in two versions not previously distinguished. Besides their conspicuous early Renaissance scientific instruments and tools, they contain numerous apparently unreported concealments whose detection reveals heresies expressed in the work. The main one is encoded in the motto {\em MELENCOLIA I} itself: Natural Philosophy, not Mathematical Philosophy or Theological Philosophy, is the way to knowledge. Unusual optical illusions and subliminal images, differing between the two versions, declare the relativity and ambiguity of perception, and indicate that the work was a Humanist document intended for a Humanist viewership.
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