Biology · Nature of Science
Consider the following excerpt from an NCERT science textbook (Grade VII): 'The English physician, William Harvey (A.D. 1578 - 1657) discovered the circulation of blood. The current opinion in those days was that blood oscillates in the vessels of the body. For his views, Harvey was ridiculed and was called 'circulator'. He lost most of his patients. However, before he died, Harvey' s scientific idea about circulation was generally accepted as a biological fact.' Which of the following aspects of the nature of science is/are illustrated above? (A) Science is based on empirical evidence (B) Science is tentative (C) Science is objective and value-neutral (D) Science is socially and culturally embedded
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(A), (B) and (D)
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