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HI Pp. 223-228
Ch. 16 QUIZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| published "De Magneta" the first great English science book | William Gilbert |
| Scottish mathematician and Bible scholar who invented logarithms and decimal notation | John Napier |
| an English philosopher who formulated the modern scientific method | Francis Bacon |
| an English physician who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body | William Harvey |
| a French mathematician who invented an accurate scale for measuring lines and angles | Pierre Vernier |
| known as the "Father of Modern Philosophy"; developed analytical geometry and worked in several other scientific fields | Rene Descartes |
| a French mathematician and philosopher who invented a calculating device that was a predecessor to modern calculators; perfected the barometer and helped develop the science of hydrostatics | Blaise Pascal |
| an English scientist and Christian who formulated his laws of gases, earning the title "Father of Modern Chemistry" | Robert Boyle |
| an Englishman who became the first to observe microscopic cells | Robert Hooke |
| a Dutch naturalist known as the "Father of Microbiology"; designed and built simple microscopes and observed protozoa and anatomical functions | Anton van Leeuwenhoek |
| an Englishman being one of the greatest astronomers of his day and correctly predicted the appearance of the comet which bears his name | Edmund Halley |
| an Englishman and Puritan clergyman and naturalist who pioneered the science of taxonomy and originated the idea of species | John Ray |
| a devout Christian botanist from Sweden who expanded Ray's work and established the modern system of biological classification | Carolus Linnaeus |
| a German who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the temperature scale that bears his name | Gabriel Fahrenheit |
| the first permanent scientific society of the Modern Age | Royal Society |
| a group of French Catholics who believed in salvation by God's grace and followed several Calvinist teachings | Jansenists |
| a work of superior excellence that has stood the test of time- a work of all people of all ages | classic |
| the greatest classic of all time | the Bible |
| the leader of the Protestant Reformation | Martin Luther |
| Luther's hymns were known as what? | chorales |
| the musical center of the world | Germany |
| the most important composer before Bach; wrote a collection of madrigals; his greatest contribution was his church music | Heinrich Schutz |
| elaborate songs based on poems | madrigals |
| one of history's greatest composers; some of his famous works were "The Christmas Oratorio," "St. Matthew Passion," "The Well-Tempered Clavier," and the "Brandenburg Concertos" | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| the best-known choral piece in the world | the "Hallelujah Chorus" |
| "Father of the English Hymn" | Isaac Watts |
| a child of highly unusual talent or genius | child prodigy |
| Who was an Austrian child prodigy? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| the making of prints by engraving designs on wooden blocks | woodcutting |
| one of the greatest portrait painters of all times | Hans Holbein the Younger |
| the greatest of the Dutch masters and one of the greatest painters of all times | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| one of his most famous drawings "Praying Hands" | Albrecht Durer |
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