This is the period of the science of magic and of alchemy. The transcendence of God is affirmed, but illogically if one considers the principles of the system. The Cardinal of Cusa formulated a new type of logic and a new interpretation of nature, which made the first break with Scholasticism. The third is intellective knowledge, which consists in a mystical intuition of God. On the Internet More About Nicholas of Cusa 2.
Life is dependent upon heat, which is everywhere present to a greater or lesser degree.
Hence the whole universe is animated. A different type of life means a different degree of heat. Knowledge is obtained through a modification of heat. By the end of the sixteenth century, the new astonomy of Copernicus was well known. In Italy it was adopted by Bruno and attached to his philosophy.