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Geography GK · Q38

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Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 38

Q38

The Saturn rings were discovered by ________

A.
Copernicus
B.
Newton
C.
Galileo
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
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.