What Was a Particular Advantage of the Early Scientific "Academies

question 50

Multiple Choice

What was a particular advantage of the early scientific "academies"?

• A)They kept the new knowledge secret
• B)They provided legitimacy and helped members to avoid distinctions of rank
• C)They were funded by their own discoveries
• D)They were eager to open their membership to anyone, even the lower class
• E)None of these.

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Definitions:

Terraces

Flat or stepped surfaces carved into landscapes by natural processes like erosion or by human activities in agriculture or building.

Superposition

A principle stating that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary layers, each layer is younger than the one below it and older than the one above it.

Incising

Incising is the process by which a river or stream cuts down into its bed, deepening the channel through the erosion of sediment and rock.

Delta

A landform created by the deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.