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Through his mathematical study of Copernicus' theory, this individual discovered that planets had an

elliptical (or oval-shaped) orbit around the sun.

Nicholas Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

Isaac Newton

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Johannes Kepler is correct
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User Nicu Surdu
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Johannes Kepler

Kepler realized that the planets traveled in "stretched out" circles known as ellipses
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User Namrata Bagerwal
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