Which of the following was NOT a contribution of Galileo to astronomy?
A)Sunspots showed the Sun was rotating on its axis, like the Earth does.
B)The four moons of Jupiter are a model for the solar system motions in general.
C)The phases of Venus prove it orbits completely around the Sun.
D)The changing appearance of Saturn's rings corresponds to our seasons.
E)The craters and mare of the Moon prove it a world in its own right.

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The changing appearance of Saturn's rings corresponds to our seasons was actually a contribution of Christiaan Huygens, a later astronomer. Galileo did not make any contribution related to the changing appearance of Saturn's rings corresponding to our seasons. This discovery was made by Cassini in the 17th century.

Which of the Following Was NOT a Contribution of Galileo