As Venus orbits the Sun,its angular size as viewed from Earth appears to change by what factor,from smallest to largest? (See Figure 2-10,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)
A) 58
B) 1.72
C) Its angular size does not change; only its brightness changes.
D) 5.8
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