The Person Who Was an Assistant to the Danish Astronomer

question 284

Multiple Choice

The person who was an assistant to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe before becoming famous himself was

• A) Sir Isaac Newton.
• B) Galileo Galilei.
• C) Nicolaus Copernicus.
• D) Johannes Kepler.

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