The achievements of Hellenistic scientists:

a. were entirely abstract or philosophical and would never lead to any practical applications.

b. resulted in immediate technological applications that enhanced people's material comfort.

c. were made primarily by Athenians inspired by Plato's interest in the natural world.

d. were stimulated, at least in part, by the exchange of new ideas and new knowledge gathered over a wide geographical area.

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Ayers

12 February, 12:32

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Bryant Martinez · Answer 1

Herophilos (335-280 BCE), who was the first to base medical conclusions on dissection of the human body and to describe the nervous system.