Who Was One of the First Astronomers to Build and Use

question 167

Multiple Choice

Who was one of the first astronomers to build and use a telescope to observe the night sky?

• A) Galileo
• B) Copernicus
• C) Tycho Brahe
• D) Newton

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Definitions:

Iterative Method

A computational technique that uses a sequence of steps to converge towards a solution.

Factorial

A mathematical operation that multiplies a number by every number below it down to 1 (e.g., 5 factorial is 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120).

Activation Record

A data structure containing information about the execution state of a subroutine, used for managing function calls and returns in software execution.

Recursive Solutions

Approaches to solving problems where the solution involves calling the same function within itself with gradually modified parameters until a base condition is met.