When Sir Isaac Newton Said That, "If I See Farther

Multiple Choice

When Sir Isaac Newton said that, "If I see farther than those who came before me, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants," he meant that science can only advance when

A) geniuses make revolutionary new discoveries.
B) theories are used only to organize and extend knowledge and not to guide action.
C) science is cumulative, with new knowledge growing from existing knowledge.
D) theories are extremely broad in scope so that scientists can use them to "see farther."