Evaluate the achievements of the Scientific Revolution during the Enlightenment.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the achievements of the Scientific Revolution during the Enlightenment. Candidates may consider weighing up the importance of new discoveries based on reason that transformed conventional thought and science. Candidates may evaluate examples of new achievements in the fields of optics, mathematics, natural history, chemistry, etc. Candidates may refer to the contribution of scientists such as Lavoisier, Guyton, Locke and Newton, among others. Candidates may also refer to other relevant contributions, like those of previous scholars like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Brahe, whose discoveries were considered during the Enlightenment to improve the knowledge of astronomy, but with a focus on the issue in the question. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates make an appraisal of the achievements of the Scientific Revolution during the Enlightenment. Few responses were seen to this question. Responses led to generalizations and had little relevant knowledge.