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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. Isaac Newton developed a theory on gravitation and in doing so demolished whose dual universe?
2. With the conquest of Alexander the Great, the Greeks gained access to what?
3. Practical reasons for learning about the stars and their movement included what in ancient times, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
4. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?
5. What is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners' claims to profound powers were known from antiquity?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the telescope Newton developed described in Chapter 6: "Newton's Reach"?
2. What were the practical reasons for ancient civilizations to focus on the cosmos, as described by the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
3. How does the author describe early models of the universe in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
4. What did Galileo invent and develop as a result of debt in Chapter 5: "The World in Retrograde"?
5. How are the early years of Copernicus described in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"? What and where did he study?
6. What discoveries did Galileo make in his studies of the cosmos, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The World in Retrograde"?
7. What had remained a major problem for explorers at sea as described by the author in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun"?
8. How does the author describe the ancient civilizations' perception of space in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
9. With whom did Eudoxus study astronomy, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"? Where?
10. What aspects of the cosmos confused ancient astronomers, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the discovery of nebulae, Immanuel Kant, and Johann Lambert. What are the three classes of nebulae and when were they defined as such? Who were the primary influences to each of these individuals? How did these historical thinkers differ in their ideas? How were they similar?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the impact of the work of Marco Polo, Bartholomeu Diaz, Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. Where did Marco Polo travel and how did this impact Europe? How was geography intertwined with navigation?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Copernican astronomy and Galileo's later years in house arrest. How long did Galileo live under house arrest? What were his feelings about the situation? Who placed Galileo under house arrest? Why?
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