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  1. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________

  2. A.

     Copernicus

    B.

     Newton

    C.

     Galileo

    D.

     None of these

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    Galileo Galilei was the first to see Saturn's rings in 1610, although from his telescope they resembled handles or arms. It took Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who had a more powerful telescope, to propose that Saturn had a thin, flat ring.


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