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Hiaaa I need help pwease" concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?"
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Hiaaa I need help pwease" concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?"

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Copernicus's heliocentric theory stated that the planets orbited in perfectly circular orbits. In reality, they are shaped like ellipses (ovals).
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