In the introduction to his book Great Astronomers, Robert Stawell Ball states, The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the refine this central idea his book? 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
OA
by relating anecdotes about specific astronomers and their relation with each other
O B. by providing detailed historical backgrounds about the eras in which each astronomer worked
Oc.
by providing biographical information about specific astronomers and their discoveries
OD. by telling dramatic, engaging stories about the lives and works of ancient astronomers