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While the Copernican model was simpler than Ptolemy's, it was no more accurate in predicting planetary behavior at first. How did Kepler improve it?
 
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What is a shock wave?
 
  A) a pressure wave that moves slower than the speed of sound
  B) a pressure wave that moves faster than the speed of sound
  C) an electromagnetic wave that can create electrical shocks
  D) an electromagnetic wave created when electrons recombine with protons
  E) a pressure wave that moves faster than the speed of light


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

Like Ptolemy, Copernicus believed all orbits to be perfectly circular; Kepler's ellipses, combined with the heliocentric model, made planetary motion much more predictable.

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