Answer:
The war that was described in the book "Red Badge of Courage" would be the American Civil War.
Explanation:
The winter solstice is again upon the Northern Hemisphere, and though the year's shortest day heralds the onset of winter it also promises the gradual return of the sun after a prolonged period of darkness.
That there are holidays at the time of this astronomical event is no coincidence. Since ancient times, people have celebrated the solstice and observed it with many different cultural and religious traditions. Some of them survive to the present day—though not always in the form you might expect.
Answer: The uses are as follows :D
1. Lithium: heat resistive ceramics, aircraft building, tritium production
2. sodium: coolant in nuclear reactors, soap making, street light manufacture (e.g. sodium vapor lamps)
3. Potassium: tanning of leather, manufacture of inks, making gunpowder
4. Rubidium: thermoelectric generator, making atomic clocks, working fluid in vapor turbines
5. Cesium: catalyst for hydrogenation of some organic compounds, vacuum tubes, photovoltaic cells
6. Francium: extremely radioactive and extremely rare so not used often
D is the best answer because Ptolemy was an ancient astronomer who had a great many of works and is considered by today's standards to be <span>a pro-astrological authority of the highest magnitude which is a pretty high and mighty standard considering. Also it just uses Ptolemy and describes him as a highest achievement astronomer and tells his story. He does not tell much about the era otherwise. C could also be a candidate because he is a specific astronomer and it talks about discoveries but A and B are not completely relevant.</span>
Don't make fun of God.
By the way, this <u><em>isn't</em></u> a question.