Kepler's first law of planetary motion states "The orbits of the planets are _____ with the Sun at one focus."
A) spheres
B) ellipses
C) circular
D) rigid
E) random

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Kepler's first law, also known as the Law of Ellipses, states that the orbits of the planets are ellipses, with the Sun located at one of the focal points of the ellipse. This law was a significant departure from the previously held belief that orbits were perfect circles.

Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion States "The Orbits of the Planets