Which of these statements about Isaac Newton is FALSE?
a. His work in optics led to more powerful telescopes.
b. He became associated with the development of differential calculus.
c. He described a predictable world based on gravity.
d. He proposed the law of acceleration and deceleration of bodies in motion.
e. He upset church authorities with his publications.
e
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a. cash register. b. stock ticker. c. typewriter. d. telephone. e. radio.
In 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York, __________
A) a major religious revival occurred B) the first national gathering of feminists took place C) eleven people were killed in an anti-Mormon riot D) the radical antislavery movement began E) representatives of the Five Civilized Tribes finally ceded the Ohio Valley to the United States
Which of the following is supported by the Three Laws of Planetary Motion?
A) The Earth orbits the Moon. B) The Sun orbits the Earth. C) Orbits are elliptical. D) Orbits are circular.
What did the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Irish Republican Army, the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, and the Republic of South Moluccas share in common?
A) They all supported neocolonialism. B) They all signed test-ban treaties. C) They all collaborated with Nazi Germany. D) They all used terrorism to achieve their goals.