Who Was the First Scientist to Define Elliptical Planetary Orbits

question 36

Multiple Choice

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

• A) Voltaire
• B) Galileo Galilei
• C) Nicolaus Copernicus
• D) Ptolemy
• E) Johannes Kepler

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