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jessicacav

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Explain why Galileo's discovery of a rotating Sun supports the Copernican view of a Sun-centered universe.
 
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Who discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses rather than circles?
 
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tdewitt

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Galileo's observation of moving Sun spots proved the Sun was a rotating body, which supports the Copernican model.

Answer to Question 2

Johannes Kepler.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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