If One Were an Astronomer in the Closing Days of the Roman

question 291

Multiple Choice

If one were an astronomer in the closing days of the Roman Empire, say, around 400 A.D., his or her main reference book would have been

• A) Ptolemy's Almagest.
• B) Plato's Republic.
• C) Aristotle's Metaphysics.
• D) Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.

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