Characteristics of Experimental Science in the Nineteenth Century Included

question 26

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of experimental science in the nineteenth century included

• A)prolific breakthroughs in many fields.
• B)a working out of the great discoveries of the Scientific Revolution but few new breakthroughs.
• C)a lowering of the prestige of the scientist as science became increasingly identified with business.
• D)generalization rather than specialization.
• E)research that was limited only to scientists with sufficient personal wealth.

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