Exam 7: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Why were Galileo's ideas considered so dangerous?

Galileo argued that one could not be both a sincere Copernican and a Catholic.

Copernicus's work on the problem of the Ptolemaic system was commissioned by:

One of the important pioneers in developing the science of geology was Nicolas Steno.

Which of the following was an ancient scholar whose ideas were relied upon by the Catholic Church as a source of "scientific" knowledge in the field of astronomy?

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

Many Roman Catholic churchmen viewed the "New Science," especially as typified by Copernican theory:

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

Isaac Newton was a Protestant scientist from England who sought to discredit the Catholic Church.

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

Science undermined a belief in God through:

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.

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of astronomy during the scientific revolution except:

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

Was the scientific revolution a revolution?

As a leader of the "scientific revolution," Isaac Newton was:

One of the leading German astronomers of the seventeenth century was:

The great Greek mathematician who proposed that the natural world operated on the basis of mechanical forces was:

Copernicus' ideas:

The term heliocentric means: