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

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

In his work Pensées , Pascal

Talk about: -Discourse on Method

Talk about: -empiricism

Talk about: -Scientific method

Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization?

The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was

Why is Descartes considered "the founder of modern rationalism," and how and why did rationalism influence the Western view of humankind?

Talk about: -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

Unlike Francis Bacon, who argued that humanity's powers were to be used to "conquer nature," Benedict de Spinoza claimed that nature does not exist for human domination because nature and the universe and humanity itself are all part of God.

On the Fabric of the Human Body

Maria Winkelmann

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas?

Talk about: -Philosophical Transactions

All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution except

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

Talk about: -three laws of planetary motion

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?