Why was Aristotle wrong about the lack of parallax shift in stars when proposing this as evidence for the geocentric model of the Universe?
A) Parallax would also not occur in a heliocentric Solar System.
B) The stars only appear to show no parallax when viewed with the naked eye; parallax can, in fact, be measured with the right instruments.
C) Parallax should be apparent in the geocentric model; Aristotle's basis for his calculations were incorrect.
D) Aristotle was simply looking at the wrong sea of stars-only some stars display parallax.
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