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== 3. Automata and the Origins of Mechanism and Mechanistic Philosophy == | == 3. Automata and the Origins of Mechanism and Mechanistic Philosophy == | ||
===Summary=== | ===Summary=== | ||
1. Our ability to create machines and automata did not lead us to theories of astronomy and biology, rather it was the other way around. | |||
1. Theories of planetary motions led to their instantiation as models, which in turn led to the skills required to crate automata | |||
2. The development of astronomical simulacra and biological simulacra go hand in hand, feeding off each other. | |||
===Further Reading=== | ===Further Reading=== | ||