Exam 16: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

What factors propelled the development of new scientific theories and methods in the seventeenth century?

Which of the following is NOT true of the ideas of Copernicus?

Talk about: -empiricism

Talk about: -Isaac Newton

Talk about: -chemical remedies

According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things?

The scientist whose work led to the law that states that the volume of a gas varies with the pressure exerted upon it and who argued that matter is composed of atoms, later known as the chemical elements, was

The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as

Galileo wrote

Talk about: -Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism

Talk about: -scientific method

The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to

What was the name of Descartes's book that expounded his theories about the universe?

What relationships existed between scientists and religious authorities?

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

For Spinoza, the failure to understand God led to

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?

Talk about: -alchemy and Hermetic magic

Because of the scientific successes and accomplishments of such women as Margaret Cavendish, Maria Merian, and Maria Winkelmann, most male scientists agreed, though reluctantly, that females had the same intellectual abilities as males.