The Copernican system for planetary motions is
A) Earth-centered, with the planets, the Sun, and the stars mounted on crystal spheres, pivoted to allow the correct motions around Earth.
B) Earth-centered, with the planets moving in epicycles around Earth.
C) Sun-centered, with the planets moving in elliptical orbits and the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.
D) Sun-centered, with the planets moving in perfect circles around the Sun.
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