17) For most of history, the lack of observable stellar parallax was interpreted to mean that
A. stars must all lie at the same distance from Earth, on the celestial sphere.
B. stars were too far away for parallax to be measured with available technology.
C. Earth is stationary at the center of the universe.
D. Galileo's theories of the universe were essentially correct.
Answer:C
17) For most of history, the lack of observable stellar parallax was interpreted to mean that
A. stars must all lie at the same distance from Earth, on the celestial sphere. B. stars were too far away for parallax to be measured with available technology. C. Earth is stationary at the center of the universe. D. Galileo's theories of the universe were essentially correct.