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What is the main goal of physics?
What is the main goal of physics?
The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves.
What is the term for a scientist who specializes in the field of physics?
What is the term for a scientist who specializes in the field of physics?
A physicist.
During which century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors in their own right?
During which century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors in their own right?
During the 17th century, the natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right.
What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
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What were a part of natural philosophy before emerging as unique research endeavors?
What were a part of natural philosophy before emerging as unique research endeavors?
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What is the main focus of physics as a scientific discipline?
What is the main focus of physics as a scientific discipline?
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What is the term for the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force?
What is the term for the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force?
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What is the oldest academic discipline that includes astronomy?
What is the oldest academic discipline that includes astronomy?
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What are some unique research endeavors that emerged as separate disciplines during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
What are some unique research endeavors that emerged as separate disciplines during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
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Why are the boundaries of physics not rigidly defined?
Why are the boundaries of physics not rigidly defined?
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What is the main goal of physics?
What is the main goal of physics?
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What is a physicist?
What is a physicist?
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What were the natural sciences before the 17th century?
What were the natural sciences before the 17th century?
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What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
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What happened during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
What happened during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
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