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Subject: Re: Need Help with a History of Science Question Author: shurlene fahie [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:52:26 02/10/04 Tue In reply to: shurlene fahie 's message, "Re: Need Help with a History of Science Question" on 20:40:29 02/10/04 Tue >>Can someone please help me answer this essay question? >>If so, you can reply with an answer at jiby@ou.edu >>We need help! >> >>Our reading of Newton’s “General Scholium” (1713) and >>of excerpts from Hutton’s “Theory of the Earth” (1788) >>provides us with two texts from significant scientific >>works, both of which can be said to stipulate >>important links between knowledge of God and knowledge >>of nature. Compare and contrast the ways Newton and >>Hutton view these links. That is, what similarities >>and what differences do you see in the ways the ideas >>of these two scientists – as expressed in these >>readings – scientific knowledge (knowledge of nature) >>with basic ideas about divinity? Do such differences >>of conviction as are discernible appear to have >>consequences for the different sorts of scientific >>reasoning one associates with these two figures? >>what are the four main factors that influence the >temperature of an area. >How do prevailing winds affect the amount of precipitation an area receives ? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]