Scientific Revolution Review

What is the main objective of the Royal Society founded in England in 1660?

• To promote the teachings of classical thinkers
• To encourage modern scientific ideas and discoveries
• To support the beliefs set by the church
• To encourage developments exclusively in the field of astronomy

Which scientist pioneered modern anatomy and published a book on human dissection called De Humani Corporis Fabrica?

• Isaac Newton
• Robert Boyle
• Johannes Kepler
• Andreas Vesalius

Johannes Kepler's explanation of planetary motion, planets revolve around the sun in this type of pattern.

• Circular
• Ellipses
• Hyperbola
• Triangular

Which scientist is best known for presenting new observations on empiricism and inductive reasoning?

• Isaac Newton
• Robert Boyle
• Francis Bacon
• Galileo Galilei

Isaac Newton was a key figure of the Scientific Revolution and is widely recognized for his ______________?

• Heliocentric Theory
• Three Laws of Motion
• Three Laws of Planetary Motion
• Geocentric Theory

_________________ is an approach to investigation that consists of a series of steps.

• Logic
• Scientific Method
• Experimental Science
• Deductive Reasoning

This man is considered the founder of logic and a pioneer of biology.

• Aristotle
• Archimedes
• Galen
• Ptolemy

He is best known for building an improved telescope and writing The Dialogue.

• Francis Bacon
• Galileo Galilei
• Isaac Newton
• Johannes Kepler

This person is best known for discovering that arteries carry blood through the body.

• Pythagoras
• Eratosthenes
• Vesalius
• Galen

The heliocentric model of the universe was developed by which person?

• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Francis Bacon
• Robert Boyle