Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that

the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.

gained fame as an important entomologist.

The greatest achievements in science during the 16th & 17th centuries came in what three areas?

astronomy, medicine, and mechanics

Copernicus's major book was titled

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.

Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by

advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine.

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

making accurate observations of the planets.

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1
Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that
the earth is at the center of the solar system.
the moon orbits the sun.
nothing can ever really be proven.
the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.
2
Maria Sibylla Merian
earned her a place in the Royal Academy of Science.
was trained at the University of Berlin.
All of these
gained fame as an important entomologist.
3
The greatest achievements in science during the 16th & 17th centuries came in what three areas?
biology, surgery, and astronomy
biology, mechanics, and ballistics
astronomy, medicine, and mechanics
engineering, physics, and dentistry
4
The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him
to be burned at the stake.
to five years of hard labor in prison.
to house arrest.
to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean ship.
5
Copernicus's major book was titled
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
Novum Organum.
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood.
Principia.
6
The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as
the expanding universe.
The heliocentric conception.
the geocentric conception.
the pantheistic theory.
7
According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things?
Art
Mathematics
Astronomy
Biology
8
Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by
advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine.
Stealing the Lizard People's corporeal laser scanner.
disproving Galen's theory of two separate blood systems.
dissecting human rather than animal cadavers.
9
Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by
calculating the distance to the sun.
inventing the astrolabe.
making accurate observations of the planets.
working out the theory of inertia.
10
The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on
speculative reasoning.
inductive reasoning.
bacon.
deductive reasoning.

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The Scientific Revolution!

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Questions 10

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1
Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that
the earth is at the center of the solar system.
the moon orbits the sun.
nothing can ever really be proven.
the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.
2
Maria Sibylla Merian
earned her a place in the Royal Academy of Science.
was trained at the University of Berlin.
All of these
gained fame as an important entomologist.
3
The greatest achievements in science during the 16th & 17th centuries came in what three areas?
biology, surgery, and astronomy
biology, mechanics, and ballistics
astronomy, medicine, and mechanics
engineering, physics, and dentistry
4
The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him
to be burned at the stake.
to five years of hard labor in prison.
to house arrest.
to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean ship.
5
Copernicus's major book was titled
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
Novum Organum.
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood.
Principia.
6
The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as
the expanding universe.
The heliocentric conception.
the geocentric conception.
the pantheistic theory.
7
According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things?
Art
Mathematics
Astronomy
Biology
8
Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by
advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine.
Stealing the Lizard People's corporeal laser scanner.
disproving Galen's theory of two separate blood systems.
dissecting human rather than animal cadavers.
9
Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by
calculating the distance to the sun.
inventing the astrolabe.
making accurate observations of the planets.
working out the theory of inertia.
10
The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on
speculative reasoning.
inductive reasoning.
bacon.
deductive reasoning.