What use did Tycho Brahe make of parallax in his observations?
A) Tycho did not attempt to measure parallax because he knew it applied only to heliocentric systems-and he believed that the solar system was geocentric.
B) Tycho did not attempt to measure parallax because he knew it applied only to geocentric systems-and he believed that the solar system was heliocentric.
C) Tycho successfully measured parallax for the supernova of 1572 and the comet of 1577.
D) Tycho tried but failed to measure parallax for the stars.

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Tycho Brahe attempted to measure the parallax of stars to provide evidence against the Earth's motion, as he believed in a geocentric model. However, he failed because the stellar parallax is too small to be observed with the naked eye, which was the only means available at the time.

What Use Did Tycho Brahe Make of Parallax in His