Which of the following statements CORRECTLY states thesignificance of Galileo\'s

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Which of the following statements CORRECTLY states thesignificance of Galileo's observation that Venus showsphases?
AThe phases showed that,like the Moon, Venus is always much closer to the Earth than theSun is.
BSince the phases were NOTcorrelated with angular size, they actually supported thegeocentric theory more than the heliocentric theory.
CThe phases wereinteresting, but did not have any particular significance otherthan that.
DThe phases werecorrelated with angular size in a way which supported theheliocentric theory.

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The answer to the first question is

B a small circle which co-rotates with a planets orbit

The second is

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