Question

Galileo used the work of the Muslim Arab scientist Al-Battani to begin his own studies of the universe and its laws. Why was it so important that al-Battani’s work was translated into
Latin?

The Latin translation already included the answers to many of the questions posed by Galileo.

Latin, unlike Arabic or the original Greek, was a language that any educated European could read during Galileo's time.

Latin translators, thought difficult to find, were always accomplished scientists as well.

The Latin translations were never meant to fall into the hands of the Christian Europeans.

Answer 1

"Latin, unlike Arabic or the original Greek, was a language that any educated European could read during Galileo's time."

Explanation: Latin was the scholarly lingua franca in early modern Europe, so translating al-Battani into Latin made his work accessible to European scholars like Galileo. The other choices are incorrect.