What was one way Renaissance artists kept their new focus on science and
accuracy while still getting paid by the church to paint?!

I'm just making an educated guess but- one way artists kept their focus on science while still getting paid by the church to paint was by putting secret depictions of science in their religious paintings. Much of this can be seen in the art of Leonardo da Vinci

Explanation:

it's d, robert k merton. in 1994 he was awarded the national medal of science for his contributions to the field and for having founded the sociology of science.

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