Task
The English of Science
The History of English in 10 minutes - Chapter 5 (OU)
The English of Science. Video: Open University / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- The lecturer says "how to talk with gravity". What makes us laugh at this? Look up the meanings of the word "gravity".
- When did science start to be recognised?
- Which language did the scientists use to start with?
- Why did the scientists switch language?
- Which important scientific institution was established?
- Explain Newton's theory in your own words.
- Why was it important that scientific discoveries were communicated in English?
- Which language are the following scientific words derived from:
- acid
- gravity
- pendulum
- electricity
- cardiac
- ovary
- penis
- tonsil
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- How do you think that the use of English in the new sciences that appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries contributed to the spread of English?
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