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Which of Galileo's observations directly disproved Ptolemy's epicycle model of the Solar System, showing that the Sun is at the center and not Earth?

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Venus observation.

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Galileo had learned regarding the heliocentric (Sun-centered) idea of Copernicus, and acknowledged it. However, the theory was proven by Galileo's observations of Venus. Galileo concluded that Venus should travel round the Sun, sometimes passing behind and then beyond, instead of directly rotating around the Earth.

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