Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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.

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

While many men and women wrote during the seventeenth century concerning the ability of women to fully participate in the scientific realm,none wrote quite so passionately as _________,who wrote of the " 'tyrannical government' of men over women."

Baruch Spinoza applied geometry to ethics and deduced that the universe was made of a single substance that was both God and nature in one.

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

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:

Which of the following best describes Sir Isaac Newton's attitude toward Christianity?

The view that progress may be made only through cooperative effort,without regard to established dogma or national boundaries,was made by Francis Bacon in his book:

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

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

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

René Descartes believed he had proven the existence of God through his use of systematic doubt in his book:

Sir Isaac Newton published Principia Mathematica to answer critiques of his theories coming primarily from:

The bulk of the philosophy of René Descartes may be summed up by which statement?

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

The first woman to receive a doctorate degree in philosophy in Italy was:

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Galileo's work apparently had no support from within the Catholic Church.

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of sixteenth-century astronomy EXCEPT: