When people look through a telescope, air currents in the Earth’s atmosphere can distort the images they see. In the 1950s, a scientist named H. W. Babcock thought of a way to reduce this distortion by using a special device within the telescope. However, this device was not used until the 1990s.Which best explains why Babcock’s idea took many years to become a reality?
Answer
A
Scientists started using electron microscopes instead.
B
Scientific telescopes were already using advanced technology.
C
Scientific ideas often have to wait until advancements in technology make the ideas possible.
D
Scientists often feel their ideas place an unnecessary burden on the research to develop telescopes.