The development of the physical sciences differed from development of biological sciences in that:
A) physical sciences offer the potential to find underlying principles, but such a goal is virtually impossible in biological sciences.
B) physical sciences developed much more slowly than biological sciences.
C) physical sciences aimed to find underlying principles after this approach was taken in biological sciences.
D) physical sciences developed more slowly than biological sciences because physical sciences are more difficult than biological science.
E) physical sciences aimed to find underlying principles before this approach was taken in biological sciences.

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Physical sciences, such as physics and chemistry, historically focused on discovering universal laws and principles that govern the natural world. This approach of seeking underlying principles was established in the physical sciences before it became a significant methodological approach in the biological sciences.

The Development of the Physical Sciences Differed from Development of Biological