Was Al-Kindi involved in any work related to earthquakes?
Yes
No
Only in relation to tides
Only in relation to meteorology
Answer
Al-Kindi was a Muslim polymath who made significant contributions to many fields of science, including mathematics, astronomy, and optics. He also wrote a book on earthquakes, in which he proposed that earthquakes were caused by the movement of subterranean water. This theory was later disproved by the work of other scientists, but it was still an important contribution to the study of earthquakes.
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