How Did Copernicus Know Jupiter's Orbit Around the Sun Was

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Multiple Choice

How did Copernicus know Jupiter's orbit around the Sun was larger than that of Earth?

• A) It can always be seen relatively close to the Sun.
• B) He measured the period and used Kepler's third law.
• C) It was sometimes seen to pass behind the Sun.
• D) It can be high in the sky at midnight.

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