Of the following, who expressed the most interest in using science to advance trade, industry, and the condition in which human beings live?
a. Galileo
b. Bacon
c. Toland
d. Harvey
e. Descartes
b
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a. U.S. Steel b. the Northern Securities Company c. Standard Oil d. Carnegie Steel e. the Pennsylvania Railroad
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A. Eleanor B. Héloïse C. Sorbonne D. Louise
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England
a. the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). b. William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. c. Parliament enshrined divine right absolutism in England. d. Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. e. Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile.