Question 1

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

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Question 2

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

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Question 3

What impact did the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration have on the scientific revolution?

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Question 4

Isaac Newton was a Protestant scientist from England who sought to discredit the Catholic Church.

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While Newton was a Protestant scientist from England, there is no evidence to suggest that his scientific pursuits were motivated by a desire to discredit the Catholic Church. In fact, he was known for his private and relatively unorthodox religious beliefs, and his scientific accomplishments were largely separate from his personal faith.

Question 5

Why was Copernicus chosen by the Church as an astronomer,and how were his findings understood by the Church?

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Newton realized his work was groundbreaking,but he proved to be an egotistical recluse who did not credit his predecessors' work in laying a foundation for his own,bringing upon himself the censure of his peers.

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While Newton was known to have a complex personality and was involved in several disputes over scientific priority, he did acknowledge the work of his predecessors. In his famous quote, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants," he recognized the contributions of those who came before him.

Question 7

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

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Question 8

One of the important pioneers in developing the science of geology was Nicolas Steno.

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Nicolas Steno, also known as Steno, was a Danish scientist who made significant contributions to the development of geology in the 17th century.

Question 9

What were the origins of geology and the earth sciences?

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Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in believing that planets orbited the sun and the whole system orbited around a stationary Earth.

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Why were Galileo's ideas considered so dangerous?

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Question 12

What changes did the scientific revolution entail?

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Copernicus was an atheist scientist trying to discredit the Catholic Church.

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While Copernicus' heliocentric model of the universe was initially met with resistance from the Catholic Church, he was not an atheist and his intention was to expand scientific knowledge rather than discredit the Church.

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Was the scientific revolution a revolution?

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What was the main difference between the English Baconian natural philosophers and their Cartesian counterparts in France,Holland,and elsewhere in northern Europe?

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Quiz 7: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century