How Did Galileo Know That the Planets Go Around the Sun

question 40

Multiple Choice

How did Galileo know that the planets go around the sun rather than around Earth?

• A) From telescopic measurements of the positions of the stars as Earth moved around the sun during the course of one year.
• B) From telescopic observations of the phases of Venus as it moves around the sun.
• C) From measurements of the tides raised by the moon as compared with the tides raised by the sun.
• D) By noting that Venus always lies near the sun, as seen from Earth, from which he concluded that Venus must be orbiting the sun.
• E) From the writings of Aristarchus, the ancient Greek astronomer.

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