Multiple Choice
Which concept was NOT a part of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion?
A) All planetary orbits are ellipses.
B) The square of the planet's period is equal to the cube of its average distance.
C) A planet must move fastest in its orbit at perihelion.
D) Epicycles are needed to explain the varying brightness of the planets.
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