Explanation: According to the second paragraph, members of the Royal Society discussed MEDICINE, PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY. According to the fourth paragraph, members didn’t want to eliminate the works of ARISTOTLE, but instead wanted to build on them.
People believed that the Earth was actually the center of the universe, and he was concerned about publishing his ideas because this was very frowned upon and he would get harshly critcized and most likely punished for this idea.
There were fewer transportation innovations because the rivers were plenty good transportation for farmers and their plantation. I hope I could help :D
