________ was the German astronomer and mathematician who added to heliocentric theory with his discovery
That the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun.

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Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, adding to the heliocentric theory first proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus. Galileo Galilei made observations using a telescope and supported heliocentric theory, but did not discover the elliptical orbits. Petrarch was an Italian scholar of the Renaissance and not involved in astronomy.

________ Was the German Astronomer and Mathematician Who Added to Heliocentric