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| Galileo's greatest achievement was his... |
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| Invention of the telescope |
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| Before the Scientific Revolution, European's view of the universe was based on the ideas of... |
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| One of the few attempts to link theoretical science with the applied science took place at... |
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| The two men generally given credit for creating the modern scientific method... |
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| Francis Bacon and Rene' Descartes |
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| The key feature of Newton's system was the law of... |
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| Was primarily responsible for bringing to questions the theories of Aristotle |
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| According to Diderot, the fundamental goals of the Encyclopedia was to... |
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| change the general way of thinking |
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| In his Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu argued for... |
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| the seperation of governmental powers |
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| believed women's limited contribution to science was the result of unequal education |
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| Politically, Volaire believed... |
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| reform could come only from enlightened rulers |
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| Studied analytical geometry, must doubt everything, world consists of 2 entities... |
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