B. It makes the reader wonder how the chronometer relates to our notion of time.
The belief was that there was a distinct order of living things: Chinese, barbarians, and beasts. That's why they made all foreign diplomats bow down to the Emperor and why they completely isolated the country to show that it's self sufficient.
The answer is D.
Conventions are a way something is done.
Robert Hooke has had a great impact in the world of science. His discoveries and even inventions are still used to this day. He's someone that greatly inspires me because of his determination. Something that caught my attention and intrigued me is his studies of the structure of snowflakes and his cork studies. He was also the one that first used the word cell while he studied and looked into corks. If I could meet Robert Hooke, I would say thank you for contributing to science and ask if he ever thought of evolution.
The answr is interrogative because youre asking a question
