In the fourteenth century, the ‘Merton Calculators' of Oxford University argued that:
a. Objects of different weights fall at a uniform level of acceleration.
b. There was no such thing as a vacuum in space, in spite of Aristotle's claims.
c. ‘Arabic' numerals were more useful in establishing valid calculations than Roman numerals.
d. Aristotle's treatises had been so badly translated from Arabic documents that they were impossible to decipher.
a. Objects of different weights fall at a uniform level of acceleration.
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