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Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

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For Spinoza, the failure to understand God led to


A) false worship of nature.
B) people using nature for their own self-interest.
C) a lack of moral judgment of others.
D) sexual perversion.
E) the establishment of divine right monarchies.

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The work of Blaise Pascal


A) succeeded in uniting Christianity and science.
B) prioritized reason over faith.
C) firmly rejected the teachings of Christianity.
D) asserted that "finite man" was made secure and powerful in the new infinite world.
E) believed that reason had limitations.

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Maria Winkelmann


A) was an English aristocrat.
B) a German astronomer.
C) became a member of the England's Royal Society for her scientific work.
D) was the first woman named to a university teaching position.
E) authored Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam

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Descartes believed that the world could be understood by


A) the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking.
B) quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures.
C) mystical experiences.
D) interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives.
E) incorporating the mind with the body.

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Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system?


A) Johannes Kepler.
B) Tycho Brahe.
C) Nicolaus Copernicus.
D) Galileo.
E) Isaac Newton.

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To what extent did the Scientific Revolution represent a revolutionary break with the past, and to what extent was it a continuation of old modes of thinking, knowledge, and perspectives?

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William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood refuted the ideas of


A) the immune system being associated with the pancreas.
B) the brain stem being disconnected from the brain.
C) the independent functioning of the lymph system.
D) herbal healing.
E) the liver as the beginning point of the circulation of blood.

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Copernicus's major book was titled


A) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres .
B) Novum Organum .
C) Principia .
D) On the Motion of the Heart and Blood .
E) The Great Instauration .

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Talk about : -alchemy and Hermetic magic

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Talk about : -the Empyrean Heaven

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Talk about : -Maria Winkelmann

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Galileo wrote


A) Pensées .
B) a translation of the Bible in Italian.
C) The Starry Messenger .
D) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres .
E) Principia .

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Talk about : -heliocentric conception

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Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

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Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries


A) were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe.
B) although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent.
C) were modern in their removal of God from universal laws.
D) were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin.
E) were condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Talk about : -"natural philosophers"

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Talk about : -Maria Sibylla Merian

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