Historian puts new spin on scientific revolution
Origin of modern science dates back to 1572, new book argues
![remnant of a supernova](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/031916_Invention-of-Science_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
POINT OF ORIGIN Astronomer Tycho Brahe’s observation of a supernova in 1572 (remnant shown here in a composite image) marks the beginning of the scientific revolution, a historian contends.
X-ray: CXC/NASA, K. Eriksen et al/Rutgers; Optical: DSS