Which scientific advancement of the early 17th century influenced Donne's line 'And new philosophy calls all in doubt'?
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Correct answer: The Copernican heliocentric model
In 'An Anatomy of the World', Donne laments the breakdown of the old, geocentric Aristotelian universe. The 'new philosophy' (science) disrupted traditional hierarchies and certainties about man's place in the cosmos.
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