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gbarreiro

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Which of the following is true of Galileo Galilei?
 
  A) He invented the telescope.
  B) He publically defended the geocentric model of the Universe.
  C) He was the first person to look at the sky through a telescope.
  D) He applied his careful observations of the sky to determine the place of Earth.

Question 2

Kepler's first law of planetary motion implies that:
 
  A) the planets move at constant speeds at all points in their orbits.
  B) all the planets move around Earth in elliptical orbits.
  C) uniform circular motion is adequate to describe the motion of all the planets.
  D) the planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun.


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Kingjoffery

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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