According to the Geocentric View, Everything in the Heavens Had

question 20

Multiple Choice

According to the geocentric view, everything in the heavens had to go around the Earth, which was the center of the universe. What objects did Galileo discover with his telescope that clearly didn't go around the Earth?

• A) stars in the Milky Way that just kept going in a straight line
• B) moons around the planet Jupiter
• C) a ring around the Sun
• D) the Earth's Moon
• E) Pluto

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