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The magnitude scale
 
  a. originated just after the telescope was invented.
  b. can be used to indicate the apparent intensity of a celestial object.
  c. was devised by Galileo.
  d. is no longer used today.
  e. was used to determine the rate of precession.

Question 2

Most star names, such as Aldebaran and Betelgeuse, are___ in origin.
 
  a. Latin
  b. Greek
  c. Arabic
  d. English
  e. Italian


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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SO00

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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