What was Nicolaus Copernicus’s conclusion in On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres?
a) that the Earth, planets, and stars revolve around the fixed Sun
b) that the Sun, planets, and stars revolve around the fixed Earth
Consider This: What is meant by the term heliocentric theory? See 3.2.1: Being Your Own Patron.
c) that the Earth and planets revolve around the fixed Sun, but stars do not
Consider This: What is meant by the term heliocentric theory? See 3.2.1: Being Your Own Patron.
d) that the Sun and stars revolve around the fixed Earth, but planets do not
Consider This: What is meant by the term heliocentric theory? See 3.2.1: Being Your Own Patron.
a) that the Earth, planets, and stars revolve around the fixed Sun
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A) Oda Nobunaga B) Tokugawa Ieyasu C) Toyotomi Hideyoshi D) Go-Yozei
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a. the Thames. b. Detroit. c. Lake Erie. d. New Orleans. e. Baltimore.