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How Did Copernicus Know Jupiter's Orbit Around the Sun Was

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How did Copernicus know Jupiter's orbit around the Sun was larger than Earth's?


A) Jupiter can always be seen relatively close to the Sun
B) He measured Jupiter's orbital period and used Kepler's third law.
C) Jupiter was sometimes seen to pass behind the Sun.
D) Jupiter can be high in the sky at midnight.

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