In What Ways Did Governments Become Involved in the Sciences

question 46

Multiple Choice

In what ways did governments become involved in the sciences during the seventeenth century?

• A) Seeing the sciences as a threat to their power, they condemned scientific practices and banished scientists to the New World.
• B) They saw science as a means to enhance their prestige and invested monetary and social resources in scientific research.
• C) They ordered scientists to conform to principles of absolutist rule and established laws governing scientific practices and discoveries.
• D) They made science the top priority of all government investment, far above the military and other domestic concerns.

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