Multiple Choice
The early Copernican system for planetary motions is
A) Earth-centered,with planets,the Sun,and the stars moving in perfect circles.
B) Earth-centered,with planets moving in epicycle patterns around Earth.
C) Sun-centered,with planets moving in perfect circles around the Sun.
D) Sun-centered,with planets moving in elliptical orbits,the Sun being at one focus of the ellipse.
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