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P: Then two astronomers—the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei—started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed. Q: His idea was th
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: Then two astronomers—the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei—started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed.
Q: His idea was that the sun was stationary at the centre and that the earth and the planets move in circular orbits around the sun.
R: A simple model was proposed in 1514 by a Polish priest, Nicholas Copernicus.
S: Nearly a century passed before this idea was taken seriously.1). RPSQ
2). QRPS
3). RQSP
4). RSQP
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Correct Answer: RQSP
From the sentences, it is clear that the model was first introduced, then a century passed and then the two astronomers took the idea seriously. Therefore, it is clear that Sentence R is the first sentence and it is followed by Q. This combination, RQ, exists only in Option 3. Hence, RQSP is the correct answer.Similar Questions
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