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Which branch of science studies the physical world?
Which branch of science studies the physical world?
Which branch of science focuses on individuals and societies?
Which branch of science focuses on individuals and societies?
Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes like engineering and medicine?
Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes like engineering and medicine?
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What is the earliest written record of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to?
What is the earliest written record of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to?
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Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
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What was the word science borrowed from in Middle English?
What was the word science borrowed from in Middle English?
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What does the word scientia, from which science is derived, mean in Latin?
What does the word scientia, from which science is derived, mean in Latin?
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What is the present participle of the Latin word sciō, from which science is derived?
What is the present participle of the Latin word sciō, from which science is derived?
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According to Michiel de Vaan, what may be the origin of the word sciō in the Proto-Italic language?
According to Michiel de Vaan, what may be the origin of the word sciō in the Proto-Italic language?
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What did the Medieval renaissances contribute to after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
What did the Medieval renaissances contribute to after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
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When did the recovery and assimilation of Greek works and Islamic inquiries into Western Europe occur?
When did the recovery and assimilation of Greek works and Islamic inquiries into Western Europe occur?
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What played a greater role in knowledge creation after the Scientific Revolution?
What played a greater role in knowledge creation after the Scientific Revolution?
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When did new ideas and discoveries depart from previous Greek conceptions and traditions?
When did new ideas and discoveries depart from previous Greek conceptions and traditions?
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Contemporary scientific research is usually done by teams in which entities?
Contemporary scientific research is usually done by teams in which entities?
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What did the emergence of science policies seek to influence?
What did the emergence of science policies seek to influence?
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