Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT included in Copernicus' heliocentric model?
A) The planets of the solar system revolve around the Sun.
B) The stars are much farther away than the Sun.
C) Apparent retrograde motion is not the actual motion of the other planets.
D) The orbits of the planets are ellipses.
E) The Earth is not the center of everything.
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