Based on his observations of the planets, Copernicus calculated the relative distance of the planets from the Sun using the heliocentric model.These distances were
A) 10 times too large.
B) exactly correct.
C) close to the correct values, with errors less than 0.5 astronomical unit (AU).
D) accurate, but not as accurate as Ptolemy's values.
E) two times too small.

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Copernicus's heliocentric model provided relative distances of the planets that were close to the correct values, with errors less than 0.5 astronomical unit (AU).

Based on His Observations of the Planets, Copernicus Calculated the Relative