Helmholtz used his principle of the conservation of energy to support his belief
A.That a vital force existed and was the basis for life
B. J. Müller's doctrine of specific energies was wrong
C. In a materialistic philosophy
D. That nerve impulses could not be measured
C. In a materialistic philosophy
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Why are the four most visible moons of Jupiter called the Medicean stars?
a) Galileo named the moons for Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici and his brothers, in tacit exchange for a research position at the local university. b) The Duke of Florence insisted on naming them after himself and his brothers after viewing them with his own telescope. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. c) Medicean here does not refer to the family of the Dukes of Florence, but to their mythical forebears in ancient Rome. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. d) These four moons were reputed to have medicinal effects, depending on their arrangement in the night sky. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger.
The Ottoman Empire was not seen by European observers as being
a. tolerant in matters of religion. b. technologically advanced. c. treating minorities well. d. having respect for laws, customs, and property rights.
Following Germany's failure to pay its war reparations, France occupied Germany's Ruhr valley, resulting in
A) a policy of passive resistance by the German government and German resort to printing money to pay war debts. B) an alliance concluded between Germany and Russia. C) the election of Raymond Poincaré's French government in 1924. D) an increase in the size of the German military. E) Germany's decision to leave the League of Nations.
The Kingdom of Mali
a. profited greatly from the pearl trade. b. was sufficiently dry to enable its farmers to grow corn, as well as sorghum and millet. c. maintained a very active pro-Islamic policy under Mansa Musa. d. rejected Islam in favor of Ethiopian-style Christianity. e. disappeared in the fifth century C.E.