Copernicus's model for the planetary system:
A) retained Earth at the center of the solar system but eliminated epicycles.
B) placed the Sun at the center of the solar system and eliminated epicycles completely.
C) placed the Sun at the center of the solar system but retained the idea of epicycles.
D) had Earth at the center of the solar system and the planets moving in epicycles.
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