Ch16ScientificRev Word Scramble

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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

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