When They Talk About the Copernican Principle, Philosophers and Astronomers

question 30

Multiple Choice

When they talk about the Copernican principle, philosophers and astronomers mean that:

• A) the idea that Copernicus was the greatest astronomer who ever lived and the model for astronomers ever since
• B) the idea that everything in the universe revolves around the Sun
• C) the idea that everything in the universe rotates and revolves (i.e. has angular momentum)
• D) the idea that there is nothing special about our place in the universe
• E) the idea that the universe is expanding in every direction that we look

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