galileo first observed the phases of venus in 1610 he observed that venus goes through all the p

Name: galileo first observed the phases of venus in 1610 he observed that venus goes through all the phases including new crescent and full yet never goes through opposition explain why this shows 81483
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Description: galileo first observed the phases of venus in 1610 he observed that venus goes through all the phases including new crescent and full yet never goes through opposition explain why this shows 81483

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Step 1: In the geocentric model, Venus would only show a small crescent phase as it orbits the E

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Galileo first observed the phases of Venus in 1610. He observed that Venus goes through all the phases, including new, crescent, and full, yet never goes through opposition. Explain why this shows that the heliocentric solar system is correct, rather than the geocentric system.

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