Question

Statement 1: Johannes Kepler discovered the 'Laws of Planetary Motion'.
Statement 2: Newton proposed the Copernican System.

• A. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
• B. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false
• C. Both statements are true
• D. Both statements are false

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Nicholas Copernicus proposed that Earth is a spherical body that rotates around its own axis. And all the planets revolve around a central body called the Sun. This is called the Copernican System. Copernicus proposed this theory but it was confirmed by Johannes Kepler. He discovered the ‘Laws of Planetary Motion’. He postulated that the planetary motions are elliptical.