One of the "nails in the coffin" for Earth-centered universe was
A)the retrograde motion of the planets.
B)the phases of the Moon.
C)eclipses of the Sun.
D)Galileo's observation of stars in the Milky Way.
E)Galileo's observations of the moons of Jupiter.

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Galileo's observations of the moons of Jupiter provided clear evidence of celestial bodies orbiting something other than the Earth, which contradicted the idea of an Earth-centered universe. This observation was a significant development in our understanding of the solar system and provided support for the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus.

One of the "Nails in the Coffin" for Earth-Centered Universe