The 17th century laws of planetary motion stated that
A) all planets orbit in circular paths.
B) the Earth is the center of the universe.
C) all planets orbit in elliptical paths.
D) solar system bodies are structured as spheres within spheres.
E) a planet's velocity is constant during its orbit around the Sun.

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The 17th century laws of planetary motion, also known as Kepler's laws, included three laws. The first law stated that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun, with the Sun at one of the foci of the ellipse. This refuted the previous belief that all orbits were circular.

The 17th Century Laws of Planetary Motion Stated That