What Use Did Tycho Brahe Make of Parallax in His

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Multiple Choice

What use did Tycho Brahe make of parallax in his observations?

• A) Tycho did not attempt to measure parallax because he knew it applied only to heliocentric systems-and he believed that the solar system was geocentric.
• B) Tycho did not attempt to measure parallax because he knew it applied only to geocentric systems-and he believed that the solar system was heliocentric.
• C) Tycho successfully measured parallax for the supernova of 1572 and the comet of 1577.
• D) Tycho tried but failed to measure parallax for the stars.

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