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Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Seventh Edition
Marvin Perry, Baruch College, City University of New York, Emeritus
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Matching Exercises
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution

A. . One of the broadest achievements of the Scientific Revolution was to replace medieval cosmology and the world-view it represented with a new scientific conception of the universe. Below is a list of ideas and attitudes associated with medieval cosmology and the new science. Using the menus, match each of these with the appropriate conception of the universe.

1. geocentric model


2. God is the First Cause


3. universe governed by uniform laws


4. structure of universe includes crystalline spheres


5. universe is mechanical


6. laws of nature can be expressed mathematically


7. sun, planets, and moons revolve in perfect circles


8. heliocentric model


9. celestial bodies composed of divine ether


10. universe composed only of matter






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