1. What was the difference between the new scientific understanding of the universe and the medieval understanding of it?
2. What were the major achievements of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton?
3. How did the practice of medicine change during the Scientific Revolution? What were the major changes?
4. What scientific ideals were articulated by Bacon? To what extent does modern science conform to these ideals?
5. To what extent was the Scientific Revolution essentially the achievement of a few great men of genius? What other factors might have contributed to the course of the Scientific Revolution?
6. What was the relationship between science and magic during this period?
7. What role did the Scientific Revolution play in shaping the modern mentality? Is the scientific outlook that emerged during the seventeenth century universally accepted today? Why or why not?