Question

Which of these female scientists did NOT influence the Scientific Revolution?(1 point)
Responses

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.
René Descartes played a pivotal role in the Scientific Revolution, primarily thro

Answer 1

René Descartes — he was male (not a female scientist). The others (Bassi, Cunitz, du Châtelet) were women who contributed to or engaged with Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment science.