Why was it that ancient astronomers did not measure the distances to nearby stars using a well-known triangulation technique? a.It was against their belief system to question the prevailing model of the time. b.They didn't have the mathematical formulas developed that could have calculated these distances. c.The change in angular position of the stars was too small to measure with the naked eye. d.Stars remain in perfectly fixed position so triangulation doesn't work. e.Only in recent centuries has the Earth orbited far enough away from the Sun that the effect has become practical.

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Why was it that ancient astronomers did not measure the distances to nearby stars using a well-known triangulation technique?

	a.	It was against their belief system to question the prevailing model of the time.
	b.	They didn't have the mathematical formulas developed that could have calculated these distances.
	c.	The change in angular position of the stars was too small to measure with the naked eye.
	d.	Stars remain in perfectly fixed position so triangulation doesn't work.
	e.	Only in recent centuries has the Earth orbited far enough away from the Sun that the effect has become practical.