Select one of the following questions to answer. CLEARLY INDICATE the question you are answering in your thread title. For example, if you are answering the first question type: “Response to Question 1.”
- What is the relationship between 18th century science and the philosophy of the Enlightenment?
- What were some of the key scientific specializations that emerged in the 18th century? Is it a positive or negative development for science to become segmented into narrow fields of inquiry?
- What role did women play in the promotion of popular science?
- What were the significant developments in chemistry during the Enlightenment? Why do you think chemistry did not develop as a distinct scientific field before the 18th century?
Use the readings to inform your answer. If one of the questions is not supported by the readings (most are), then you are to use our library to research it. There is to be NO USE OF COMMON WEBSITES in your answer under any circumstances (no wikipedia, encyclopedias, etc.). Scholarly and peer reviewed research only. Visit this link to assist you:
