Which Fourteenth-Century Thinker Used Logic and Theoretical Models to Demonstrate

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which fourteenth-century thinker used logic and theoretical models to demonstrate that the Earth could revolve around the sun (though he ultimately rejected his own arguments) ?

• A)Roger Bacon
• B)William of Ockham
• C)Duns Scotus
• D)Nicholas Oresme

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