The Greeks Abandoned Their Earliest Cosmological Theory (Planets Moving in Simple

question 59

Multiple Choice

The Greeks abandoned their earliest cosmological theory (planets moving in simple circles around Earth) because

• A) it did not agree with their observations of the planets.
• B) it seemed messy and unsatisfying.
• C) they came to believe that the sun should be at the center of things.
• D) they came to believe that Earth should be at the center of things.
• E) Actually, they never did abandon or revise their earliest theory-- it was not altered until the time of Copernicus.

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