The statement that does NOT involve a female scientist influencing the Scientific Revolution is the one about René Descartes. Descartes was a male philosopher and mathematician who played a pivotal role in the Scientific Revolution, but he is not a female scientist. All the other responses refer to female scientists who did influence the Scientific Revolution.
Which of these female scientists did NOT influence the Scientific Revolution?(1 point)
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Laura Bassi, the first female professor at a European university, was influenced by Newton’s teachings.
Laura Bassi, the first female professor at a European university, was influenced by Newton’s teachings.
Maria Cunitz wrote a book, Urania Propitia, simplifying the calculations in Kepler’s star tables.
Maria Cunitz wrote a book, Urania Propitia, simplifying the calculations in Kepler’s star tables.
Emilie du Châtelet, a French mathematician and physicist, translated Newton’s bool Principia into French with her own notes and examples.
Emilie du Châtelet, a French mathematician and physicist, translated Newton’s bool Principia into French with her own notes and examples.
René Descartes played a pivotal role in the Scientific Revolution, primarily through his development of analytical geometry.
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