What contribution to modern science was made by andreas vesalius?
a. he created a vaccination that reduce the death rate across europe in the 16th century.
b. he published on the structure of the human body which became the foundation of modern anatomy.
c. he is considered to be the founder of physiology due to his extensive research on circulation.
d. he wrote public letters condemning the church for its non-acceptance of early scientific thought.
what did newton's book mathematical principles of natural philosophy argue about the role of mathematics in understanding the natural world?
a. newton's book argued that mathematics and physical science were separate and could not explain each other.
b. newton's book argued that gravity could not be explained by mathematics alone.
c. newton's book made the bold argument that physical science required the use of faith to understand the natural world.
d. newton's book argued that mathematical principles could be applied to our understanding of the natural world.
how did the renaissance rediscovery of the work of egyptian astronomer ptolemy start the scientific revolution?
a. ptolemy's system no longer seemed to work with what scientists were observing, and scientists began to look for other theories.
b. scientists were forbidden to read ptolemy.
c. scientists wanted to prove that ptolemy's theory of the universe was correct.
d. scientists discovered new writing by ptolemy.