(2) The Countries Concerned—Italy and Germany.
(3) The Intellectual Standards—Neo-Platonism and other theories of antiquity.
(4) The Method—magic.
(5) The Relation of Science to the Church—precarious and uncertain.
The Natural Science Period.
(1) The Time—1600–1690.
(2) The Countries Concerned—England, France, and the Low Countries.
(3) The Intellectual Standard—the mechanism of nature facts.
(4) The Method—induction and mathematical deduction in various combinations.
(5) The Relation of Science to the Church—so definitely stated as to be placed in conflict with dogma.