1、The first time to look at men's place in the Universe started in the 17th century.

    2、In modernism， men's position in the universe was looked at in a fresh new way.

    3、The outlook （世界观） of educated men was transformed. There was a profound （深远的） change in the conception （概念） of men's place in the universe.（人在宇宙中的位置）

    4、The 17th century philosophy was focus on materialist in nature.

    5、17th century Science： ☆physics ☆mathematics ☆chemistry biology psychology

    6、The modern world， so far as mental outlook is concerned， begins in the 17th century.现代世界从何时开始

    7、Kepler's Laws formed the basis of all modern planetary astronomy and led to Newton’s discovery of the laws of gravitation

    8、the laws of gravitation （万有引力的内容）：

    the sun， the moon， the earth， the planets， and all the other bodies （天体） in the universe move in accordance with the same basic force， which is call gravitation.

    9、Francis Bacon's works —→ The Advancement of Learning

    —→ The New Atlantis

    —→ The Novum Organum （New Method）

    —→ Essays （散文集）

    10、Essays are Bacon's most widely read work.（流传最广的作品） 58 essays were included.（包含）