Multiple Choice
On which of these assumptions do Ptolemy and Copernicus agree?
A) The Earth must be the center of all motion in the Cosmos.
B) All orbits must be perfect circles.
C) The Sun was bigger than the Earth.
D) Venus must always stay between us and the Sun.
E) The Sun must orbit us, but the planets do orbit the Sun.
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