Question

1. cornelius drebbel and robert boyle both made important discoveries about the nature of matter during the renal asance. what made boyle a famous scientist while few people know of drebbels work?

boyle, who had a college education, was more believable than drebbel who had never gone to college
the saying, its not what you know but who you know applies to drebbels life - he didnt know anyone who could make him famous.
drebbel was under the allegiance of a king thereby he was unable to publish his work
drebbel, an alchemist, did not keep good records while boyle, a scientist, carefully recorded his discoveries for others to reproduce.

Explanation:

• Option 1: College education alone doesn't guarantee fame or believability in scientific work. Scientific credibility is more about methods and reproducibility than formal education.
• Option 2: The idea that "it's who you know" is a simplistic view. In the context of scientific discovery, proper documentation and following scientific methods (like record - keeping) are more crucial for recognition than just social connections.
• Option 3: There is no historical evidence to suggest that Drebbel's allegiance to a king prevented him from publishing.
• Option 4: In science, especially during the Renaissance when the scientific method was emerging, careful record - keeping is essential. Boyle, as a scientist, followed the emerging scientific norms of documenting experiments so that others could reproduce them. Alchemists like Drebbel often had more secretive practices and did not document their work in a way that was accessible and reproducible for the scientific community.

Answer:

D. Drebbel, an alchemist, did not keep good records while Boyle, a scientist, carefully recorded his discoveries for others to reproduce.