Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

What changes did the scientific revolution entail?

"Science" entails all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes Johannes Kepler's intellectual foundations?

Science undermined a belief in God through:

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

Although science during this period was primarily the domain of men,many women also made their mark,such as the astronomer Maria Winkelmann and the entomologist:

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

Johannes Kepler built on the work of his mentor,Tycho Brahe,to:

Although René Descartes believed he had proven the existence of God,_________ believed he had proven that the universe was a single substance that was both God and nature.

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on cosmology were _________ and _________.

In European states,the New Science:

Isaac Newton's best-known work today was his research conducted on:

The "prime mover" was the force that put into place the motions of the celestial bodies and was interpreted as being the Christian God.

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

All of the following can be said about mechanism EXCEPT:

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

From the seventeenth century on,there existed a fundamental shift in the view of the world by the Western world: to be considered "modern," one now approached the world through:

Although it was the norm with European academic societies to not admit women,one exception to this was:

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted well over a thousand years before Copernicus by: