| Question | Answer |
| The scientific revolution of the 17th century | although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellecutal and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries |
| The origins of the Scientific revolution can be traced to | the work of a very small number of great European intellectuals |
| all of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the scientific revolution except | the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by 16th century universities |
| which of these ancient authorities was not relied on by medieval scholars? | galileo |
| According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was key to understanding the nature of things? | Mathematics |
| Scholars devoted to Hermeticism | saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature |
| the general conception of the universe before copernicus was that the | earth was stationary center and heavenly spheres orbited it |
| the greatest achievements in science during the 16th and 17th centuries cam in what three areas? | astronomy, mechanics, and medicine |
| The ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as | the geocentric conception |
| Copernicus's helicentric theory was | based on the observations of several ancient astronomers and his own computations |
| the immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of copernicus was | the calling of the council of dort by protestants and catholics to question the astronomer |
| The first european to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was | galileo |
| Tycho Brahe | recorded astronomical data from the observatory he built at Uraniborg castle |
| Isaac NEwtons scientific discoveris]es | although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent |
| One of the dramatic findings of Galileo's observations was that | planets were not made of some perfect substance but had natural properties similar to the earth |
| In Newton's principia he demonstrated through his rules of reasoning that the universe was | a regulated machine operating according the universal laws |
| Newtons universal law of gravitation proved that | through its mathematical proof it could explain all motion in the universe |
| Among the following, who is not associated with major changes in 16th and 17th century medical research | galen |
| William Harvey's on the motion of the heart and blood refuted the ideas of | the liver as the beginning of the circulation of the blood |
| the role of women in the Scientific Revolution is illustrated by | Margret cavendish who participated in her day's scientific debates |
| the philosophy of Rene Descartes | stressed a separation of mind and matter |
| in his work Pensees, Pascal | attempted to convinve rationalists that Christianity was valid by appealing to their reason and emotions |
| FOr blaise pascal humans | could not understanding infinity, only God could |
| The scientific societies of early moder Europe established the first | scientific journals appearing regularly |
