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leo leo

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Which scientists played a major role in overturning the ancient idea of an Earth-centered universe, and about when?
 
  A) Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo; about 400 years ago
  B) Aristotle and Copernicus; about 400 years ago
  C) Newton and Einstein; about 100 years ago
  D) Huygens and Newton; about 300 years ago
  E) Aristotle and Plato; about 2,000 years ago

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Name several characteristics the orbits of the eight planets share.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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All orbit in almost circular orbits of low eccentricity, close to the ecliptic plane and in the Sun's equatorial plane, and all revolve counterclockwise around the Sun; most also rotate counterclockwise as well, and most moons orbit their planets in the same counterclockwise directions the original solar nebula had.


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