16 Questions
Which branch of science studies the physical world?
Natural sciences
Which branch of science focuses on individuals and societies?
Social sciences
Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
Formal sciences
Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes like engineering and medicine?
Applied sciences
What is the earliest written record of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to?
Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia (around 3000 to 1200 BCE)
Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
They do not rely on empirical evidence.
What was the word science borrowed from in Middle English?
Latin language
What does the word scientia, from which science is derived, mean in Latin?
Knowledge
What is the present participle of the Latin word sciō, from which science is derived?
Scīre
According to Michiel de Vaan, what may be the origin of the word sciō in the Proto-Italic language?
*skije-
What did the Medieval renaissances contribute to after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
Revival of natural philosophy
When did the recovery and assimilation of Greek works and Islamic inquiries into Western Europe occur?
10th to 13th century
What played a greater role in knowledge creation after the Scientific Revolution?
Scientific method
When did new ideas and discoveries depart from previous Greek conceptions and traditions?
16th century
Contemporary scientific research is usually done by teams in which entities?
Academic and research institutions, government agencies, and companies
What did the emergence of science policies seek to influence?
Commercial products, armaments, health care, public infrastructure, and environmental protection
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