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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Scientific Revolution

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The development of societies, such as the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge (1662), reflects which of the following?
  1. The requirement that scientific processes are approved by governing bodies
  2. The reluctance of nations to share scientific innovations
  3. The exclusive hold that the British had on scientific knowledge
  4. The need of scientists to find protection from persecution
  5. The monarch's recognition that science could benefit the state
Explanation
Answer: E - When Charles II founded the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, it illustrated his recognition that science could benefit the state. France would create a similar society a few years later, and other nations would eventually follow. Such societies also illustrate the standardization of the profession, which was becoming more sophisticated as improvements in printing facilitated the spread of scientific knowledge across Europe.
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