In the early 1700's Kant suggested there were many galaxies visible from Earth but the idea was not popular because ________

A) the "Big Bang" theory did not support that concept
B) that hypothesis would require a significantly larger universe than was widely accepted at that time
C) that hypothesis would require that objects travel faster than the speed of light
D) only modern satellite data supports that point of view
E) at that time, people generally believed the earth was the center of the universe.


B

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