WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One scientific belief held by both René Descartes and Isaac Newton is that
A
reasoned thought is the way to discover truth
B
new theories should be made to fit existing traditional ideas
C
the method by which discoveries are made is unimportant
D
difficult problems should be solved by reading religious texts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. One scientific belief held by both René Descartes and Isaac Newton is that “(1) reasoned thought is the way to discover truth, ” since both of these men were progressive thinkers who challenged the religious status quo.

Detailed explanation-2: -A survey of Newton’s student texts illustrates the early influence that Descartes had upon Newton’s analysis of motion. There are three specific ideas that readily demonstrate that influence in his early work: uniform rectilinear motion, change in motion, and uniform circular motion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view. But Newton’s story is also one of a monstrous ego who believed that he alone was able to understand God’s creation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Besides his work on universal gravitation (gravity), Newton developed the three laws of motion which form the basic principles of modern physics. His discovery of calculus led the way to more powerful methods of solving mathematical problems.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Heliocentric System In a book called On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies (that was published as Copernicus lay on his deathbed), Copernicus proposed that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the Solar System.

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