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Which European scientific institution is NOT named in the text's 'Institutions devoted to the cause of science' list?
ARoyal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge in London
BBerlin Academy of Sciences
CFrench Academy of Sciences
DLincean Academy in Rome
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Berlin Academy of Sciences
1. The Development of Science section enumerates 17th-century scientific bodies.
2. It lists: Academy of the Lynx Eyed (Lincean Academy) in Rome, Academy for experiment in Florence, Royal Society in London, French Academy of Sciences.
3. Berlin Academy of Sciences is not listed in the text — it is the odd one out.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.3 ¶1_
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