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Which was not an accomplishment of Galileo Galilei?
(Points : 3)
creating a powerful telescope

confirming that the earth revolves around the sun

discovering moons orbiting Jupiter

discovering elliptical orbits

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discovering elliptical orbits

The correct answer is: discovering elliptical orbits.

Elliptical orbits were discovered by Johanes Kepler (1571-1630).

In 1609 he published Astroma Nova which demonstrated that the Aristotelian cosmography of perfect forms and unknowable causes was wrong. He demonstrated that the Earth orbits the Sun.

Galileo was a famous astronomer and physicist, he created a powerful telescope that allowed him to discover that the Earth revolves around the Sun. In 1610 he discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter.