Paragraf tamamlamaSoru #8448
Complete the paragraph with the most appropriate option:
The Antikythera mechanism, recovered from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece in 1901, stunned historians of science. Dating back to around the 2nd century BCE, this intricate bronze device contained dozens of interlocking precision gear wheels. ---- By turning a small hand crank, ancient astronomers could accurately predict solar and lunar eclipses as well as track the complex astronomical motions of the known planets.
The Antikythera mechanism, recovered from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece in 1901, stunned historians of science. Dating back to around the 2nd century BCE, this intricate bronze device contained dozens of interlocking precision gear wheels. ---- By turning a small hand crank, ancient astronomers could accurately predict solar and lunar eclipses as well as track the complex astronomical motions of the known planets.
- A)Bronze artifacts corrode heavily when exposed to saltwater environments over centuries.
- B)Nothing of comparable mechanical sophistication would reappear in historical records until the medieval clockwork of Europe.
- C)Modern 3D X-ray tomography has revealed that the mechanism served as an analog astronomical computer.
- D)The shipwreck was discovered by sponge divers seeking shelter from an Aegean storm.
- E)Ancient Greeks believed that celestial movements directly governed the destiny of human rulers.
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Doğru cevap: C) Modern 3D X-ray tomography has revealed that the mechanism served as an analog astronomical computer.
Çözüm: Boşluktan sonra "By turning a small hand crank, ancient astronomers could accurately predict solar and lunar eclipses..." denilerek cihazın ne işe yaradığı anlatılmaktadır. C seçeneğinde aygıtın 3D tomografi ile "analog astronomik bilgisayar" olduğunun ortaya çıkarıldığı belirtilerek doğrudan işlevine geçiş yapılır.