Copernicus Thought His Heliocentric Model Appealing for All of the Following

question 18

Multiple Choice

Copernicus thought his heliocentric model appealing for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A) it seemed simpler and more orderly.
• B) it made Aristotelian physics obsolete.
• C) it did not contradict the authority of the Church.
• D) it helped to reveal God's design of the cosmos.
• E) it possessed a mathematical rigor.

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Definitions:

Gray Rami

Nerve fibers that connect the sympathetic ganglia to spinal nerves, conveying mostly unmyelinated postganglionic fibers.

Craniosacral

Pertaining to the cranium and sacrum, a therapeutic approach focusing on the flow of cerebrospinal fluid between these areas.

Thoracolumbar

Pertains to the thoracic (chest) and lumbar (lower back) sections of the spine.

Preganglionic Fibers

Nerve fibers that extend from the central nervous system to a ganglion in the autonomic nervous system.