Owing to the belief in deterministic physics during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the solar system was sometimes compared to a(n)
A) firmly grounded building.
B) animal with interrelated parts.
C) giant clock.
D) well-functioning city.

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The belief in deterministic physics during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries led to the comparison of the solar system to a giant clock, with all the celestial bodies moving in a predictable and predetermined manner like the gears in a clock.

Owing to the Belief in Deterministic Physics During the Eighteenth