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What was René Descartes' contribution to the Scientific Revolution?

A. He wrote Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences.
B. He said that mathematics could be used to explain everything in nature.
C. He used mathematics to prove that the earth revolves around the sun.
D. He introduced the theory of universal gravitation.

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Rene Descartes' contribution to the Scientific Revolution was he wrote "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conduction the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences." This was considered the touchstone of the scientific method. The correct answer is A. 
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