How Did Copernicus Know Jupiter's Orbit Around the Sun Was

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Multiple Choice

How did Copernicus know Jupiter's orbit around the Sun was larger than Earth's?

• A) Jupiter can always be seen relatively close to the Sun
• B) He measured Jupiter's orbital period and used Kepler's third law.
• C) Jupiter was sometimes seen to pass behind the Sun.
• D) Jupiter can be high in the sky at midnight.

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