Here is a list of some useful external material that covers some aspects of this course:

Useful Reference Material: > Recommended (but not required)Text: The Day the Universe Changed by James Burke This is particularly useful. Plato.stanford.edu > Philosophy of Science > What Science IS (READ THIS) > Nature and Philosophy of Science > Measuring Time > The Evolution of Measuring Time > Nicholas of Cusa > Bruno > Galileo and the Inquistion