In his book Great Astronomers, Robert Stawell Ball traces the development of astronomy from the ancient period of Ptolemy's time to the nineteenth century. Ball's approach is historical. He gives readers insight into the life and works of well-known astronomers. In this activity, you will analyze the selection from Ball's chapter on Ptolemy. Support your answers with evidence from the text. Part A What is the central idea of the Prolery selection? How does Ball develop this central idea?
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emerson essentially believes that traveling is overrated. he supports this perspective through an initial focus on "the idea" of places like italy, england, and egypt, and the fascination of "educated americans" with them. he argues that those places only took on the grand, majestic ideas that they represent because "they who made england, italy, or greece venerable in the imagination did so by sticking fast where they were, like an axis of the earth." yes, those places are grand, but only because they so clearly represent the places that they are. the art and culture of italy, england, and egypt is authentic, and therefore significant.

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it is the first choice bc it obviously says "home"

(1) logan sighed as he sat on the couch. "i can't believe we're stuck at home on the fourth of july! "

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