Tycho Brahe
A) made measurements that contradicted Ptolemy's theory and supported Copernicus's theory.
B) made measurements that contradicted both Ptolemy's theory and Copernicus's theory.
C) invented the telescope.
D) made measurements that supported both Ptolemy's theory and Copernicus's theory.
E) was the first to propose the theory that the planets move in ellipses around the sun.

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Tycho Brahe made precise astronomical measurements that did not fully support either Ptolemy's geocentric model or Copernicus's heliocentric model, leading to the development of a hybrid model.