In Pre-Copernican Astronomy,it Was Almost Universally Believed That

question 16

Multiple Choice

In pre-Copernican astronomy,it was almost universally believed that

• A) the planets traveled in elliptical orbits about the Earth.
• B) the center of the universe was the Sun with the Milky Way representing other distant planets.
• C) the Sun was at the center of the universe.
• D) the Earth was at the center of the universe.
• E) None of the above was believed.

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