Sample Quiz: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries | Owlys

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1. What did Richard Feynman’s father tell him about the ball in the wagon?

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2. Which fact from the letter made Eratosthenes’ calculation possible?

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3. How did Fizeau know that he had the measurement he needed?

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4. Why did Armand Fizeau want to confirm the results of other scientists?

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5. Eratosthenes’ answer for the circumference of the Earth was within one per cent of the value we use today.

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6. The lesson says that science is a closed black box that only a few people can open.

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