Newton
Newton
Harvey
Harvey
Newton and Harvey
100
When and where was Sir Isaac Newton born?
Christmas Day in Woolsthorpe, England
100
What type of art did Sir Isaac Newton like to do when he was a young boy?
carving models of wood
100
Where did William Harvey attend college?
Cambridge University
100
What concept did William Harvey apply in his medical studies?
experimental studies
100
What did Sir Isaac Newton prove about white light?
White light contained all the colors of the spectrum.
200
What did Sir Isaac Newton study after observing an apple fall from a tree?
gravity
200
What did Sir Isaac Newton find out about gravity?
Gravity was the same force that acted on the moon which held it in its orbit around the earth.
200
What university did William Harvey attend for medical school in Italy?
University of Padua
200
During William Harvey's lifetime, the field of anatomy was used only to ____________________.
explain structure and not function
200
Who urged Sir Isaac Newton to publish his findings?
Edmund Halley
300
Who suggested that young Isaac Newton should learn how to farm?
his uncle
300
What did Sir Isaac Newton invent, which gave him more accurate observations in his study of the universe?
reflecting telescope
300
What object did Harvey think the heart is similar to?
The heart is similar to a water pump.
300
According to ancient writings, what was believed about the liver and the heart?
the liver and the heart prepared different kinds of blood and sent to different parts of the body
300
What works did Sir Isaac Newton publish in 1687?
his work on 3 laws of motion and universal gravitation in Principia Mathematica
400
What was Sir Isaac Newton's work in 1667 at Cambridge?
a professor of mathematics
400
The queen who made Isaac Newton a knight was______________.
Queen Anne of England
400
A normal heart pumps_________________gallons of blood in one hour.
seven
400
How did William Harvey describe the tissues of the heart as compared to the tissues of muscles?
Heart was actually a strong bundle of muscles.
400
Who discovered small capillaries that connected arteries to the veins?
Marcello Malpighi, an Italian physician
500
What did Sir Isaac Newton's uncle suggest when he did not excel in farming?
go to Trinity College in Cambridge, England
500
How did England honor Sir Isaac Newton when he died?
a burial in Westminster Abbey
500
Why was William Harvey criticized by other scientists?
William Harvey could not show how blood transfers from the arteries to the veins.
500
What object did Harvey think the heart is similar to?
The heart is similar to a water pump.
500
According to ancient writings, what was believed about the liver and the heart?
the liver and the heart prepared different kinds of blood and sent to different parts of the body
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