Match the accomplishment to the person.
A)Tycho collected data, Kepler found elliptical orbits, Newton explained in terms of physics.
B)Kepler collected data, Tycho found elliptical orbits, Newton explained in terms of physics.
C)Tycho collected data, Newton found elliptical orbits, Kepler explained in terms of physics.

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This describes the correct sequence of accomplishments in the field of astronomy, with Tycho Brahe collecting vast amounts of data on the positions of stars and planets, Johannes Kepler using this data to develop his laws of planetary motion, and Isaac Newton providing the physical explanation for these laws in his theory of gravitation.

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