Multiple choice

German astronomer, supported the heliocentric theory, proved planets follow elliptical orbits.

  1. Johannes Kepler

  2. Galileo Galilei

  3. Sir Isaac Newton

  4. Nicolaus Copernicus

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Explanation

Johannes Kepler is famous for his three laws of planetary motion, which established that planets move in elliptical orbits rather than perfect circles. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric theory, but Kepler provided the mathematical proof for the orbits.