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-Paracelsus

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Paracelsus, whose real name was Theophra...

Question 2

Because of the scientific successes and accomplishments of such women as Margaret Cavendish, Maria Merian, and Maria Winkelmann, most male scientists agreed, though reluctantly, that females had the same intellectual abilities as males.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

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A)   working out the theory of inertia.
B)   making accurate observations of the planets.
C)   calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon.
D)   calculating the distance to the sun.
E)   inventing the astrolabe.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

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-Maria Sibylla Merian

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Maria Sibylla Merian was a pioneering na...

Question 5

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-Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton was a renowned English math...

Question 6

The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was

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A)   Galileo.
B)   Copernicus.
C)   Brahe.
D)   Kepler.
E)   Newton.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas?

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A)   astronomy, medicine, and mechanics
B)   astronomy, botany, and chemistry
C)   biology, mechanics, and ballistics
D)   engineering, physics, and dentistry
E)   biology, surgery, and astronomyF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

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In the seventeenth century, new scientif...

Question 9

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-universal law of gravitation

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The universal law of gravitation, formul...

Question 10

Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

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A)   Vesalius.
B)   Harvey.
C)   Paracelsus.
D)   Galen.
E)   Lavoisier.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

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-Antoine Lavoisier

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Antoine Lavoisier was a French chemist w...

Question 12

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

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A)   conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper.
B)   rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world.
C)   contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools.
D)   largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children."
E)   rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

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-Discourse on Method

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The Discourse on Method is a philosophic...

Question 14

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

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Women have made significant contribution...

Question 15

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-Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism

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Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism is a phi...

Question 16

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-Margaret Cavendish

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Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du...

Question 17

Galileo wrote

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A)   Pensées .
B)   a translation of the Bible in Italian.
C)   The Starry Messenger .
D)   On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres .
E)   Principia .F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

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Isaac Newton made several significant co...

Question 19

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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-alchemy and Hermetic magic

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