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The Scientific Revolution Practice Test
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In a discussion of the Scientific Revolution (c. 1540–1700), a student notes that Copernicus’s heliocentric proposal, Kepler’s elliptical orbits, Galileo’s telescopic observations, and Newton’s synthesis in the Principia all challenged older Aristotelian-Ptolemaic assumptions. The student adds that these thinkers increasingly emphasized mathematics and systematic observation to explain natural phenomena. Which of the following best describes the most significant intellectual shift reflected in these developments?
In a discussion of the Scientific Revolution (c. 1540–1700), a student notes that Copernicus’s heliocentric proposal, Kepler’s elliptical orbits, Galileo’s telescopic observations, and Newton’s synthesis in the Principia all challenged older Aristotelian-Ptolemaic assumptions. The student adds that these thinkers increasingly emphasized mathematics and systematic observation to explain natural phenomena. Which of the following best describes the most significant intellectual shift reflected in these developments?