6.4 The Scientific Revolution -Q-

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6.4  Scientific Revolution

1. Why did William of Orange found the University of Leiden?

source A

The anatomical theatre of Leiden was an institution used in teaching anatomy. It was built in 1596. Engraving by Willem Swanenburg (1610).

Museum Boerhaave, Leiden - Anatomical Theatre during radio recording

2a) Look at source A.
What did students study in this anatomical theatre?

2b) What kind of source is Source A for someone studying the Scientific Revolution in the Netherlands?

1. primary written source
2. primary nonwritten source
3. secondary written source
4. secondary nonwritten source

source B

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632, oil painting on canvas by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. 

The painting is regarded as one of Rembrandt's early masterpieces.

In the work, Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is pictured explaining the musculature of the arm to medical professionals. Some of the spectators are various doctors who paid commissions to be included in the painting. The painting is signed in the top-left hand corner Rembrandt. f[ecit] 1632. This may be the first instance of Rembrandt signing a painting with his forename (in its original form) as opposed to the monogramme RHL (Rembrandt Harmenszoon of Leiden), and is thus a sign of his growing artistic confidence.

3a) Look at source B. Who made this painting?

3b) Look again at Source B.
The painting is a good example of:

1. rationalism
2. empirical thinking

4. Look back at the notes you made from the video of the Scientific Method.
Which point nr 7 would scientists at the Royal society add?
Add it to your note.

1. start with a new hypothesis
2. ask permission from the pope to publish the conclusion
3. share and publish the conclusion
4. keep the conclusion a secret

5. Look at Source C. Do you think the British established the Royal Society because the French king Louis XIV had created the French Academy of Sciences? Explain your answer.

6. This is a prosthetic arm which is used for people who
have lost an arm; after surgery the prosthetic arm is
controlled by the human brain, just like a real arm.
Explain that this development is an effect of the
Scientific Revolution

7. Which of the words in the sequence below is the odd one out?
Explain your answer.

rationalism / absolutism / empirical thinking / scientific revolution

8. Why was the Scientific Revolution a "revolution"?

Start your answer by explaining the term revolution.

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