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Which scientist was the first to correctly predict that the planets move in elliptical orbits, not perfectly circular orbits? Nicolas Copernicus Johannes Kepler Galileo Tycho Brahe
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Which scientist was the first to correctly predict that the planets move in elliptical orbits, not perfectly circular orbits?

Nicolas Copernicus


Johannes Kepler


Galileo


Tycho Brahe

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Answer:Nicolaus Copernicus

Step-by-step explanation:

While Copernicus rightly observed that the planets revolve around the Sun, it was Kepler who correctly defined their orbits.

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