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What is the main goal of physics?
Which scientist specializes in the field of physics?
During which century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors in their own right?
Which academic discipline emerged as a unique research endeavor during the Scientific Revolution?
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What do advances in physics often enable?
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What is one of the oldest academic disciplines that includes astronomy?
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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
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Which ancient civilization had a predictive knowledge and a basic awareness of the motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars?
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Who proposed the idea of atomism, which was found to be correct approximately 2000 years after it was proposed?
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Which empire resisted attacks from the barbarians and continued to advance various fields of learning, including physics, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
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What were the stars and planets often believed to represent in early civilizations?
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Which ancient Greek poet wrote of various celestial objects in his Iliad and Odyssey?
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In which period did natural philosophy have its origins, with pre-Socratic philosophers proclaiming that every event had a natural cause?
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Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century?
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Which type of advances led directly to the development of new products that have transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
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According to Asger Aaboe, where can the origins of Western astronomy be found?
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