How did Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations undermine the Ptolemaic model of the universe?
a. They demonstrated that Jupiter had moons.
b. They demonstrated the existence of yet undiscovered planets beyond Saturn whose gravity was influencing the known planets.
c. They demonstrated that the comet of 1577 needed to have passed right through the crystalline spheres postulated by the Ptolemaic model.
d. They demonstrated that the planets must have circular orbits.
e. They demonstrated that planetary motion was elliptical not circular.
c
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A) Popular entertainers voted for Romney for president. B) Popular entertainers refused to work for the Obama administration. C) Popular entertainers who played for the Romney campaign violated decency laws. D) Popular entertainers attracted black support and white working class support for Obama.
The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The main staple crop of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest) was
A. corn. B. cotton. C. soy. D. barley. E. wheat.
Molefi Kete Asante is most closely associated with __________
A) the intersectional approach B) Afrocentricity C) diaspora studies D) the integrationist approach