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Who is credited for starting the discussions on the shape of planetary orbits?

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Claudius Ptolemy
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Johannes Kepler
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Edwin Hubble
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Galileo Galilei
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Solution

The correct option is B Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer, was the first person who began discussing the shape of planetary orbits. Kepler's laws are used to study the motion of heavenly bodies in universe.

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