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why was isaac newton’s mathematical principles of natural philosophy so important to the scientific revolution?

a. its explanations of motion and gravity helped prove the theories of earlier scientists like galileo.

b. it was printed in several different languages, which helped the ideas spread outside of britain.

c. its theories of human creation and evolution were in direct contrast to church doctrine.

d. it was the first time a scientist had experimented and published findings that contradicted the church.

Explanation:

• Option A: Newton's work on motion (e.g., laws of motion) and gravity built on and proved earlier scientific ideas, including Galileo's studies of motion, which was crucial for the scientific revolution.
• Option B: While translation helped spread ideas, the core importance of the work was its scientific content, not just language distribution.
• Option C: Newton's work was on physics, not human creation/evolution (that's more related to Darwin later), so this is incorrect.
• Option D: Scientists before Newton (like Galileo) had already published work contradicting church doctrine in some ways, so this is not accurate.

Answer:

A. Its explanations of motion and gravity helped prove the theories of earlier scientists like Galileo.