Copernicus Used the Fact That Mars Can Sometimes Be Seen

question 296

Multiple Choice

Copernicus used the fact that Mars can sometimes be seen high in the sky at midnight to conclude that

• A) the Sun can come between Earth and Mars.
• B) Earth can come between Mars and the Sun.
• C) Mars and the Sun can never be on the same side of Earth at the same time.
• D) Mars can come between Earth and the Sun.

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