The Groundwork for Modern Science Was Laid by the First

question 22

Multiple Choice

The groundwork for modern science was laid by the first investigators who used mathematics to describe natural phenomena.These investigators were:

• A) the Babylonians, about 1800 b.c.
• B) the Ionians, about 600 b.c.
• C) the Pythagoreans, about 550 b.c.
• D) Ptolemy and his associates, about 150 a.d.

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