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    The Person Who First Showed That Planetary Orbits Are Ellipses
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The Person Who First Showed That Planetary Orbits Are Ellipses

Question 17

Question 17

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The person who first showed that planetary orbits are ellipses was


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

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