The Copernican System Was No More Accurate Than the Ptolemaic

question 54

Multiple Choice

The Copernican system was no more accurate than the Ptolemaic system in predicting the positions of the planets because

• A) the Copernican system used the old value for the radius of Earth.
• B) Copernicus had been unable to detect parallax.
• C) the Copernican system used uniform circular motion like Ptolemy.
• D) in the Copernican system only Mercury and Venus orbit the sun,all other planets orbited Earth.
• E) Copernicus used inaccurate data from Ptolemy's system.

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Definitions:

Biases and Assumptions

Prejudices or preconceived beliefs that affect how information is perceived, interpreted, and acted upon.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder whereby someone can recall certain information but cannot remember how, when, or where they learned that information.

Retroactive Interference

Retroactive interference is the phenomenon whereby more recent information can hinder the recall of older information.

Encoding Failure

A situation where the brain fails to create a memory link for information, leading to its inability to be remembered later.