Which of the Following Statements About Parallax Is Not True

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about parallax is not true?

• A)You can demonstrate parallax simply by holding up a finger and looking at it alternately from your left and right eyes.
• B)The existence of stellar parallax is direct proof that Earth orbits the Sun.
• C)Measurement of stellar parallax allows us to determine distances to nearby stars.
• D)The technique of stellar parallax was used by Hubble to determine that the Andromeda Galaxy (M 31)is about 2 million light-years away.
• E)Ancient astronomers were unable to measure parallax and used the absence of observed parallax as an argument in favor of an Earth-centered universe.

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