Multiple Choice
How did Copernicus know Mercury was closer to the Sun than Earth?
A) It can always be seen relatively close to the Sun.
B) He measured the period and used Kepler's third law.
C) He observed it passing through a crescent phase.
D) It can be high in the sky at midnight.
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