Name the astronomer who discovered that Mars orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit.
A
Copernicus
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B
Kepler
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C
Aristotle
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A Kepler Kepler was an astronomer who discovered that mars orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit. He correctly defined its orbits. He found that all the other planets also orbit the sun in an elliptical orbit. He found out that the orbit of the planets follows three laws. These laws are known as Kepler's Laws of planetary motion.