In the introduction to his book Great Astronomers Robert Stawell Ball states “The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the history of the great men to whose labours its development is due” Based on what you read in the Ptolemy section how does Ball develop and refine this central idea in his book?
by relating anecdotes about specific astronomers and their relation with each other
by providing detailed historical backgrounds about the eras in which each astronomer worked
by providing biographical information about specific astronomers and their discoveries
by teling dramatic

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In the introduction to his book Great Astronomers Robert Stawell Ball states “The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the history of the great men to whose labours its development is due” Based on what you read in the Ptolemy section how does Ball develop and refine this central idea in his book?
by relating anecdotes about specific astronomers and their relation with each other
by providing detailed historical backgrounds about the eras in which each astronomer worked
by providing biographical information about specific astronomers and their discoveries
by teling dramatic

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