Aristotle's hypothesis was that:
A)lunar eclipses were created by our shadow.
B)only a spherical Earth would always cast a circular shadow on the Moon.
C)lunar eclipses would have to happen every full Moon.
D)the Sun lay at the center of the planet orbits.
E)the Moon orbited the Earth.

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Aristotle's hypothesis was that only a spherical Earth would always cast a circular shadow on the Moon during lunar eclipses. Aristotle believed that the Earth was spherical and that it would always cast a circular shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, which is only possible if the Earth is spherical.

Aristotle's Hypothesis Was That