Question 1

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

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Question 2

How did Kepler's work differ from that of other astronomers?

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Question 3

What changes did the scientific revolution entail?

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Question 4

Was the scientific revolution a revolution?

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Question 5

Newton realized his work was groundbreaking,but he proved to be an egotistical recluse who did not credit his predecessors' work in laying a foundation for his own,bringing upon himself the censure of his peers.

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While Newton was known to have a complex personality and was involved in several disputes over scientific priority, he did acknowledge the work of his predecessors. In his famous quote, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants," he recognized the contributions of those who came before him.

Question 6

Science was slow to work its way into people's understanding because it undermined religion,which was the foundation block of Western society.

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Question 7

Why was Copernicus chosen by the Church as an astronomer,and how were his findings understood by the Church?

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Question 8

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

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Question 9

Baruch Spinoza applied geometry to ethics and deduced that the universe was made of a single substance that was both God and nature in one.

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This is a correct statement about the ideas of Baruch Spinoza.

Question 10

What impact did the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration have on the scientific revolution?

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Question 11

Why were Galileo's ideas considered so dangerous?

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Question 12

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

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Question 13

For Newton,science,if properly conducted,could always uncover the causes of phenomena.

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Newton acknowledged the limits of science in uncovering the ultimate causes of phenomena, famously stating, "I frame no hypotheses," indicating his acceptance that science may not always explain the 'why' behind every observation.

Question 14

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

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This statement is incorrect. In reality, women were excluded from virtually all scientific societies in England until the 20th century.

Question 15

In what ways did Bacon and his followers aid the separation of scientific investigation from philosophical argument?

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Quiz 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century