Science in the 20th Century

1. What was the Renaissance? How did it come about? What was the role of printing?

2. What was the Copernican revolution? How did it unfold? Who did it?

3. What scientific instruments were developed in the 16, 17 and 18 century?

4. What were the uses of astronomy? How was the Solar system explained?

5. Why was it important to study vacuum? What came out of it?

6. How did chemistry evolve – from alchemy, to modern science?

7. How was the structure of the human body studied, and what was found?

8. How were life forms classified – from the ‘chain of being’ to Linnaeus?

9. What was the work of Buffon and Lamarck? What theories of life did they have?

10. How did the study of the Earth unfold? What were the competing theories?

11. How was electricity studied? What were the major achievements?

12. How did scientist work during the Scientific Revolution? What was their position in

society? What scientific societies existed? What was the ‘Republic of Letters’?

Answer these questions in a paper of 7-10 double spaced pages. Number your answers.

Provide reference to pages in the textbook, and to other sources, as needed.

Write with sufficient detail and point to important facts and developments.

Book: SCIENCE+TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD

HISTORY

ISBN: 9781421417752

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