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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===


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