Which of the following statements best describes the status of the Copernican and Ptolemaic theories of the solar system shortly after Tycho Brahe's observations?
A) These observations showed Copernicus's theory to be the correct one.
B) These observations showed Ptolemy's theory to be the correct one.
C) These observations turned out to have little or no bearing on either theory.
D) These observations showed both theories to be incorrect.
E) These observations showed both theories to be correct.

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Tycho Brahe's observations provided data that neither the Copernican heliocentric model nor the Ptolemaic geocentric model could fully explain, leading to the development of Kepler's laws of planetary motion, which corrected and improved upon both theories.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Status of the Copernican