The Known Universe Chapter Summaries

Authors Note: This Chapters kind of like a Introduction, but I plan for the other chapters to be longer.

The nineteen-chapter, two part book starts off with a brief introduction. This introduction sets up the first part of the book, where the

These ideas not only, obviously, created a new conception of the forming of the universe, but also of humanities place within it. The Copernican hypothesis had enormous religious implications as it destroyed the idea that the earth was different from where God was. This eliminated the realm of perfection. Therefore humanity’s place within the Earth was lessening in importance. Also, 1572 a “new star,” which was really an exploding star, left a huge impression on many people. This is because it contradicted the idea that the heavenly spheres were unchanging, thus

A Polish scientist brought a new idea that would make many people think. “Nicolaus Copernicus believed that the center of the Universe was the sun or the Heliocentric View” (Document D). This illustrates that many people discovered new aspects of science. As a result, more ideas will spark from others, coming off of Nicolaus’s new speculation. Next, the famous “Renaissance Man” studies this sophisticated topic.

What prior knowledge did you bring to the reading that helped you understand the book? Be sure to choose a specific part of the book to support your answer.

This book is divided into four main sections, and I’ll be talking about the most important sections and the most important chapters in it.

Personally I thought this chapter was a headache. I constantly had to read a page and then reread it. A lot of this information I have head from previous psychology classes, but just reading it was harder to understand rather than having an instructor teach it. I pretty much highlighted the whole book because I thought it was all-important.

After reading this chapter, what questions were you left with? That is, did you find any of the discussion difficult or confusing?

5. What has not worked for your study of the material during this first chapter?

Chapter 4: The

In the 17th Century, there was much controversy between religion and science. The church supported a single worldview that God’s creation was the center of the universe. The kings and rulers were set in their ways to set the people’s minds to believe this and to never question it. From these ideas, the Enlightenment was bred from the Scientific Revolution.

2. Which details from this chapter are important to me? Why do I consider them important?

Throughout all of the chapters through chapters thirteen and twenty, I really enjoyed the ideas that came out of chapters fourteen and sixteen. In chapter fourteen, is says, “you have the opportunity to meet the Creator of

While reading chapter twenty six Hendrick was trying to refresh everything he has taught us in the previous chapters. Subjects like observation interpretation and application were mentioned by Hendrick. Also ways they can be used in verses, paragraphs, and large sections. Hendrick also refers to the 5 clues that can help us understand the Bible. Clues such as things that are emphasized, repeated, related, alike, and unlike. Likewise, the use of charts was also a tool that was very beneficial in deciphering large Bible sections. Therefore, Hendrick wants us to gather the previous tools and techniques he has given us and use them to start fresh on observing a section.

A timespan of the heavens and the