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Earth-Moon-Sun System

Question 2 • 2003390-Physics 1 Honors Sem. 1 - Peters

Johannes Kepler is known for which discovery in astronomy?

Answer
A
discovering planets around other stars
B
determining planetary laws of motion
C
recording 20 years of data about planetary motion
D
proposing the heliocentric model of the solar system

Explanation

Kepler formulated the laws of planetary motion, describing how planets orbit the Sun. Tycho Brahe collected extensive observations that helped Kepler develop those laws, while Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model.

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