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what is some of the evidence used by galileo to support copernicuss n e…

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what is some of the evidence used by galileo to support copernicuss n
each planet spins in an epicycle.
planets appear to move backward.
jupiter has moons orbiting it.
the religious and cultural beliefs supported this model.

Explanation:

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Galileo observed Jupiter's moons through his telescope, showing that not all celestial bodies orbit Earth, supporting Copernicus' heliocentric model. Epicycles were part of the Ptolemaic model, retrograde motion was known before Galileo and didn't uniquely support Copernicus, and religious - cultural beliefs often opposed the heliocentric model at the time.

Answer:

C. Jupiter has moons orbiting it.