What did Cardano criticize in his book published in 1536?

• The University of Padua's administration.

• The political system in Milan.

• The practice of law.

• The College of Physicians' medical abilities and character.

• The gambling industry

What significant news did Crelle write to Abel about on April 8, 1829?

• He received an award for his work with Abel.

• He succeeded in obtaining a professorial appointment for Abel in Berlin.

• He found funding for Abel's research.

• He invited Abel to Paris for a conference.

• He published Abel's manuscript.

What event marked the political climate during Galois's upbringing?

• The French Revolution.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

• The establishment of the Republic.

• The storming of the Bastille in 1789.

• The rise of Napoleon.

What did John Stuart Mill describe as "the greatest single step ever made in the exact sciences"?

• The development of the rectangular coordinate system

• The concept of latitude and longitude

• The invention of polar coordinates

• The introduction of curvilinear coordinates

• The use of spherical coordinates

How did Archimedes propose to determine if the crown was made of pure gold?

• By examining its color and luster.

• By weighing the crown and comparing it to a gold standard.

• By melting the crown to check its composition.

• By testing its hardness against pure gold.

• By measuring the amount of water overflow when the crown and equal weights of gold and silver were placed in water.

What did Zeno aim to achieve through his paradoxes?

• тo show that the hypothesis of Many leads to inconsistencies.

• To promote a dualistic philosophy.

• To prove the existence of Many definitively.

• To contradict Parmenides's teachings.

• To entertain readers with logical puzzles.

What was significant about Cardano's book Ars Magna published in 1545?

• It criticized the College of Physicians.

• It included the first calculations with complex numbers.

• It was the first book to solve cubic equations.

• It contained solutions to quadratic equations.

• It was Cardano's first medical book.

What is an example of a "roots and numbers equal to squares" equation according to Al- Khwarizmi?

• x ^ 2 = 21

• x^ 2 = 4x

• 2x + 5 = x ^ 3

• 3x + 4 = x ^ 2

• x ^ 2 + 10x = 39

What happened to Hypatia as a result of the mob's actions?

• She escaped and fled the city.

• She was made a saint.

• She became a martyr for education.

• She converted to Christianity.

• She was beaten and dismembered.

What is the primary subject of Meditations on First Philosophy?

• Physics and the laws of motion

• Astronomy

• Geometry and algebra

• Philosophy and the nature of existence

• Political theory