How Did European Governments Respond to the New Science

question 8

Multiple Choice

How did European governments respond to the new science?

• A)They viewed new scientific communities as a threat to their control of knowledge.
• B)They rejected the new science as a threat to their religious foundations.
• C)They established academies of science to support and sometimes direct scientific research.
• D)They supported and defended the complete freedom of the scientist against religious officials.

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