GK
BIG BANG THEORY
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Question
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Which model of the solar system did Galileo support?
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geocentric model
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heliocentric model
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Big Bang theory
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the Galilean model
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Galileo discovered evidence to support Copernicus ‘ heliocentric theory when he observed four moons in orbit around Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Heliocentric Model. The most important idea in Copernicus’ De Revolutionibus is that Earth is one of six (then-known) planets that revolve about the Sun. Using this concept, he was able to work out the correct general picture of the solar system.
Detailed explanation-3: -The word “helios” in Greek means “sun.” Heliocentric means that the sun is at the center. A heliocentric system is one in which the planets revolve around a fixed sun.
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