What Are Some of the scientific advances made by the Chaldeans?

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Abadger lives in oak grove forest. it is a female and it is four years old. which of the following animals could be considered a member of this badger's population? a. a two-year old male red fox living in oak grove forest b. a ten-year-old female skunk living in pine warden forest c. a four-year-old female badger living in a zoo d. a ten-year-old male badger living in oak grove forest

Before they can be published, scientific papers must be peer-reviewed. this means that: a) some other scientific experts read the papers and guarantee that they are true. b) some other scientific experts read the papers and provide quality control by eliminating many mistakes. c) an editor reads the papers, to make sure that all the semicolons are in the correct places. d) everyone in the world is given the opportunity to comment on the papers through a specially maintainedblog. e) government bureaucrats read the papers, to be sure that the papers do not insult the political positions ofthe current officeholders.