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BIG BANG THEORY
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Question
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Which astronomer first observed the phases of Venus and Jupiter’s moons with the help of a telescope?
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Gailieo
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Aristarchus
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Kepler
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Aristotle
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Copernicus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Galileo sparked the birth of modern astronomy with his observations of the Moon, phases of Venus, moons around Jupiter, sunspots, and the news that seemingly countless individual stars make up the Milky Way Galaxy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The phases of Venus are the variations of lighting seen on the planet’s surface, similar to lunar phases. The first recorded observations of them are thought to have been telescopic observations by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
Detailed explanation-3: -Galileo made his first telescopic observations of Venus in October 1610.
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