As Far as Is Known, the First Person Who Claimed

question 34

Multiple Choice

As far as is known, the first person who claimed that natural phenomena could be described by mathematics was

• A) Copernicus.
• B) Pythagoras.
• C) Aristotle.
• D) Ptolemy.

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