What Was the MOST Important Contribution of Newton to the Development

question 117

Multiple Choice

What was the MOST important contribution of Newton to the development of astronomy?

• A) Newton showed that astronomical phenomena can be explained using only basic physics and mathematics.
• B) Newton showed that planetary orbits are ellipses, with each planet moving fastest when closest to the Sun.
• C) Newton was the first person to observe the sky through a telescope.
• D) Newton invented the reflecting telescope.

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