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1. Model

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   The history of modeling is deeply intertwined with the history of epistemology. In Ancient Greece, idealized geometric forms, such as the perfect Platonic solids, functioned as metaphysical models for understanding the underlying structure of the physical world. Conversely, the Hellenistic tradition saw the development of early [mechanical models](/entries/mechanical…