The discovery of four moons in orbit about Jupiter by Galileo suggested that
A) the Earth moved about Jupiter
B) the Earth moved about the Sun
C) Jupiter moved about the Sun
D) bodies could stay in orbit about a moving Jupiter

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Galileo's discovery of moons orbiting Jupiter demonstrated that not all celestial bodies orbited the Earth, suggesting that bodies could indeed orbit other celestial bodies (in this case, moons orbiting Jupiter), which was a significant challenge to the geocentric model of the universe.

The Discovery of Four Moons in Orbit About Jupiter by Galileo