The First Person to Derive the Elliptical Shape of Planetary

question 234

Multiple Choice

The first person to derive the elliptical shape of planetary orbits from basic physics and mathematics (not from observations of planetary positions) was

• A) Kepler.
• B) Galileo.
• C) Newton.
• D) Copernicus.

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