Multiple choice

Kepler added support to Copernicus's theory by

  1. publishing the theory in a book that many people read

  2. inventing a device for seeing the night sky more accurately

  3. writing mathematical laws that described how planets move

  4. showing that using the theory would improve safety at sea.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kepler used the observational data of Tycho Brahe to derive his laws of planetary motion, which mathematically described elliptical orbits and provided the necessary support for the heliocentric model.

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