The "new star" observed by Tycho in 1572 was assumed by many to be close to Earth.Why?
A) Most people believed that Tycho had made errors in his parallax measurements.
B) They thought they could see clouds moving between Earth and the star.
C) Plato and Aristotle had taught that the universe beyond Earth was unchanging.
D) The star moved too rapidly to be far away.
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