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Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Nicholas Copernicus is famous for showing the world that the sun is the ________ of the universe in 1543 AD in Poland. He also noticed that some planets appeared to change directions when moving ________ the sky. Earlier astronomers believed in the phenomenon of retrograde motion but Copernicus saw it as ________ that earth orbited the sun like other planets did.
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Download Solution PDF- The passage discusses the key contributions of Nicholas Copernicus to astronomy.
- The appropriate words should indicate the central position of the sun, the motion of planets, and the evidence supporting the heliocentric model.
- "Centre" fits as it denotes the central position of the sun, "across" fits describing the movement of planets, and "proof" fits as it refers to the evidence of the sun-centered theory.
- Other options ("polar", "bipolar", "foundation"; "off", "through", "inside"; "indicate", "evidence", "display") do not fit the context of Copernicus' contributions to the heliocentric theory.
- Polar: "Polar" refers to the poles, which does not fit the context of describing the central position of the sun in the solar system.
- Bipolar: "Bipolar" refers to having two poles, which does not fit the context of Copernicus' heliocentric theory.
- Foundation: "Foundation" means the basis or groundwork, which does not appropriately describe the sun's central position.
- Off: "Off" does not fit the context of describing the motion of planets in the sky.
- Through: "Through" does not fit as well as "across" to describe the motion of planets in the sky.
- Inside: "Inside" does not describe the motion of planets in the sky.
- Indicate: "Indicate" does not fit as well as "proof" to describe the evidence supporting the heliocentric theory.
- Evidence: "Evidence" is close in meaning to "proof", but "proof" fits better contextually.
- Display: "Display" does not fit the context of describing the evidence for the heliocentric theory.
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