Ch. 16 QUIZ
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| published "De Magneta" the first great English science book | William Gilbert
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| Scottish mathematician and Bible scholar who invented logarithms and decimal notation | John Napier
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| an English philosopher who formulated the modern scientific method | Francis Bacon
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| an English physician who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body | William Harvey
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| a French mathematician who invented an accurate scale for measuring lines and angles | Pierre Vernier
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| known as the "Father of Modern Philosophy"; developed analytical geometry and worked in several other scientific fields | Rene Descartes
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| a French mathematician and philosopher who invented a calculating device that was a predecessor to modern calculators; perfected the barometer and helped develop the science of hydrostatics | Blaise Pascal
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| an English scientist and Christian who formulated his laws of gases, earning the title "Father of Modern Chemistry" | Robert Boyle
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| an Englishman who became the first to observe microscopic cells | Robert Hooke
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| a Dutch naturalist known as the "Father of Microbiology"; designed and built simple microscopes and observed protozoa and anatomical functions | Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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| an Englishman being one of the greatest astronomers of his day and correctly predicted the appearance of the comet which bears his name | Edmund Halley
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| an Englishman and Puritan clergyman and naturalist who pioneered the science of taxonomy and originated the idea of species | John Ray
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| a devout Christian botanist from Sweden who expanded Ray's work and established the modern system of biological classification | Carolus Linnaeus
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| a German who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the temperature scale that bears his name | Gabriel Fahrenheit
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| the first permanent scientific society of the Modern Age | Royal Society
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| a group of French Catholics who believed in salvation by God's grace and followed several Calvinist teachings | Jansenists
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| a work of superior excellence that has stood the test of time- a work of all people of all ages | classic
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| the greatest classic of all time | the Bible
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| the leader of the Protestant Reformation | Martin Luther
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| Luther's hymns were known as what? | chorales
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| the musical center of the world | Germany
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| the most important composer before Bach; wrote a collection of madrigals; his greatest contribution was his church music | Heinrich Schutz
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| elaborate songs based on poems | madrigals
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| one of history's greatest composers; some of his famous works were "The Christmas Oratorio," "St. Matthew Passion," "The Well-Tempered Clavier," and the "Brandenburg Concertos" | Johann Sebastian Bach
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| the best-known choral piece in the world | the "Hallelujah Chorus"
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| "Father of the English Hymn" | Isaac Watts
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| a child of highly unusual talent or genius | child prodigy
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| Who was an Austrian child prodigy? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| the making of prints by engraving designs on wooden blocks | woodcutting
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| one of the greatest portrait painters of all times | Hans Holbein the Younger
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| the greatest of the Dutch masters and one of the greatest painters of all times | Rembrandt van Rijn
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| one of his most famous drawings "Praying Hands" | Albrecht Durer
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