Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes the status of the Copernican and Ptolemaic theories of the solar system shortly after Tycho Brahe's observations?
A) These observations showed Copernicus's theory to be the correct one.
B) These observations showed Ptolemy's theory to be the correct one.
C) These observations turned out to have little or no bearing on either theory.
D) These observations showed both theories to be incorrect.
E) These observations showed both theories to be correct.
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