Who Originated the Idea That Planets Go in Ellipses Around

question 43

Multiple Choice

Who originated the idea that planets go in ellipses around the sun?

• A) Ptolemy
• B) Galileo
• C) Copernicus
• D) Brahe
• E) Kepler

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