Exam 4: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

What was "new" and what was not new about the seventeenth century's "New Heaven and a New Earth"? Be specific and give examples.

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Inquisition

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

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

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

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Fabric of the Human Body

Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that

Isaac Newton had little to do with the invention of the calculus.

Newton's major work was

Copernicus preferred the heliocentric model because

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

Following upon Copernicus's heliocentric theories

Copernicus's major book was titled

What was rationalism? Why is Descartes considered the founder of "modern rationalism"?

William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood refuted the ideas of

It was William Harvey who argued that disease was not caused by an imbalance of the four bodily humors, but was due to chemical imbalances that could be treated by chemical remedies.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Paracelsus

IDENTIFICATIONS -Nicolaus Copernicus

IDENTIFICATIONS -Galen