History A-Level
Coexistence of new and older ideas
What Coexistence of new and older ideas means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Older ideas such as Aristotelian cosmology, a geocentric universe and biblical literalism persisted alongside heliocentrism and mechanical philosophy, so the new science did not immediately replace older beliefs.
Topics that use Coexistence of new and older ideas
- Paper 3, Option 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750 - 2 The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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