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One of the Discoveries That Led to the Modern View

Question 48

Question 48

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One of the discoveries that led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets are not circular but ___________ .


A) spherical
B) elliptical
C) sinusoidal
D) irregular

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