The MOST Serious Flaw in the Solar System Model of Copernicus

question 202

Multiple Choice

The MOST serious flaw in the solar system model of Copernicus was

• A) Earth was at the center of the system.
• B) the orbits were circular rather than elliptical.
• C) it failed to take precession into account.
• D) it failed to take retrograde motion into account.

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