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European History of Science

European History

Test your knowledge on major scientific breakthroughs, landmark theories, and key discoveries throughout European history.

european-history scientific-revolution history-of-science
3 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Oct 5, 2026

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1 Which 1543 work by Nicolaus Copernicus introduced the heliocentric model of the solar system to Renaissance Europe?
  • A De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
  • B Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
  • C Sidereus Nuncius
  • D De humani corporis fabrica
2 Published in 1687, which foundational text by Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion and universal gravitation?
  • A Opticks
  • B Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
  • C Micrographia
  • D Hydrodynamica
3 Which 16th-century Flemish physician revolutionized the study of human anatomy with his 1543 book De humani corporis fabrica?
  • A Galen
  • B William Harvey
  • C Andreas Vesalius
  • D Paracelsus
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