Multiple Choice
Copernicus
A) was the first person to propose that the earth orbited the sun
B) showed how retrograde motion could be explained without epicycles if the planets all orbited the sun
C) showed how retrograde motion could be explained without epicycles if the planets all orbited the earth
D) first used the telescope for astronomical purposes
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