Which Model Did Galileo Disprove by Discovering the Transit of Venus

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which model did Galileo disprove by discovering the transit of Venus?

• A) Ptolemaic
• B) Copernican
• C) Aristotelian
• D) Plutonic
• E) Kepler

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