One of the discoveries which led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets are ________.
A)circles
B)ellipses
C)hyperbolas
D)parabolas

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Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer and mathematician, discovered that the orbits of the planets around the Sun were not circular but were actually elliptical. This discovery was a crucial step in developing the modern view of the solar system.

One of the Discoveries Which Led to the Modern View