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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Bartholomeu Diaz round the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip if Africa?
2. The decline of Rome occurred over a period of four centuries, culminating in what year, when Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer?
3. Who launched one of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768?
4. Aristotle created a model of the universe based on whose work?
5. Copernicus studied the great astronomers, and particularly admired whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the rise of Christianity impact the sciences according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
2. How are the early years of Copernicus described in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"? What and where did he study?
3. What did Tycho witness in 1572 that influenced his ideas, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
4. How did Newton demolish Arisotle's dual universe according to the author in Chapter 6: "Newton's Reach"?
5. How does the author describe micrometry in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun"?
6. What was the major problem with astronomical units, as described by the author in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun"?
7. What aspects of the cosmos confused ancient astronomers, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
8. Where did the pursuit of science evolve after the rise of Christianity, according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
9. How is the telescope Newton developed described in Chapter 6: "Newton's Reach"?
10. With whom did Eudoxus study astronomy, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"? Where?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe, analyze and discuss the fall of Rome, the Brethren of Purity, the Islamic followers of Ptolemy, and Ancius Boethius. When did the fall of Rome take place and how did it affect the sciences? What impact did the rise of Christianity have on astronomy and cosmology, according to the author? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the theories and works of Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, and Aristotle. How did Tycho prove Aristotle's theories wrong? How did the supernova explosion contribute to Tycho's theories and ideas?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the Royal Society, Edmond Halley, Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. What discoveries did each of these individuals make? How did they influence science and history? When and where was the Royal Society established? For what purpose?
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