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1. On February 8, 1600, Pope Clement VIII ordered the death sentence of which "heretic"?
2. In which year was Isaac Newton's "Principia" first published?
3. Who proposed the "plum pudding" model of the atom in 1897?
4. Which of Einstein's theories was published first, the special, or general theory of relativity?
5. Who was first credited with the thorough classification of animals and plants?
6. What was the title of Charles Darwin's work published in 1859?
7. Who postulated the theory that magnetic fields are produced both by changing electric fields and by electric currents?
8. On which islands did Charles Darwin notice the discrepancy between the development of different species of finches?
9. Which of these three were part of the Manhattan project of WW2?
10. Which ancient philosopher is credited with describing the geocentric theory of the universe?
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