Longagomenlearnedthattheworldofnatureisbuiltwithmathematicalexac

Longagomenlearnedthattheworldofnatureisbuiltwithmathematicalexactnessaccordingtorefinedandpowerfullaws;everybeestokesitswingsexactly440timesasecondtopropelitselffortymilesanhour;theeyeofeveryflyhasexactly7,000lenses;everyspider′sthreadiscomposedof300singlethreads. Theprogressofcivilizationitselfcanbemeasuredbyitsrangeofmathematics.TheearlyEgyptiansknowenoughofgeometrytobuildthepyramidsandtheGreeksusedtrigonometrytomeasurethecircumferenceoftheearthtwothousandyearsbeforeColumbussailed.EuropeancivilizationcombinedgeometryandtrigonometrywiththedecimalsystemoftheArabstoproducethemapswithwhichtheEuropeanexploredtheworld.Inalatercentury,mathematiciansstudiedthependulum(钟摆)ofthenewlyinventedclockandcreatedthelanguageofcalculustomeasuremotion. Theyardstickofmeasurementtodaymustcovereverythingfromunitstinierthanatomstodistanceofmillionsoflightyears.Speedandaccuracyarevital.MancanneversendarackettoMarsunlessheknowstheexactdistancetotheplanet.Sincetheslightesterrorcouldmeanmissingitby30,000miles.Innavigatingamidtheplanetsandstars,manmusthavethehelpofsomekindofmachinecalculatorsforfastandabsolutelyaccurateinformation. Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

A.A new report.

B.A book review.

C.A science magazine.

D.A maths textbook.

正确答案是C