The Discovery of Gravitational Radiation Is an Unusual Example of the Scientific

Multiple Choice

The discovery of gravitational radiation is an unusual example of the scientific method because

A) it began with observations made over a century ago.
B) it began with theoretical calculations rather than observations.
C) the observations that began the investigation completely disproved the currently accepted model, thus leaving the theorists with no structure to build on.
D) the original theory was an outgrowth of an entirely unrelated area of philosophy.