Prep2-125

125. Ranked among great mathematical scientists such as Archimedes, Kepler, and Newton, Abu Ali

al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, who was born in Iraq in 965 C.E., had experimented extensively with light

and vision, laying the foundation for modern optics and also the notion of science being based on

experiment as well as on philosophical arguments.     

(A) al-Haytham, who was born in Iraq in 965 C.E., had experimented extensively with light and

vision, laying the foundation for modern optics and also the notion of science being based on

experiment as well as

(B) al-Haytham, born in Iraq in 965 C.E., experimented extensively with light and vision, laying the

foundation for modern optics and for the notion that science should be based on experiment as well

as

(C) al-Haytham, born in Iraq in 965 C.E. and who experimented extensively with light and vision,

thereby laid the foundation for modern optics and also for the notion that science should be based

on not only experiment but also

(D) al-Haytham was born in Iraq in 965 C.E. and had experimented extensively with light and vision,

laying the foundation for modern optics and for the notion that science should be based on not only

experiment but also

(E) al-Haytham was born in Iraq in 965 C.E., experimenting extensively with light and vision and

laying the foundation for modern optics and for the notion of science being based on experiment as

well as

I don't understand why anwser is B

" Born in Iraq in 956 C.E"    SHI CHA RU YU MA  ( Sorry i could not type chinese, there is PINYIN)

Verb is "experimented"

thanks NIU NIU

Yes.

Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, (who was) born in Iraq in 965 C.E., had ...

who was 省略

笔记上说

C.    句子没有谓语；thereby是副词，不能连接句子；who experimented, thereby laid中间缺连词；

我不能苟同.laid在这里就是谓语啊。它的问题在后面not only, but also的不对称上。

请指教。