One Ancient Greek Scientist, Aristarchus, Had a Theory About the Layout

question 64

Multiple Choice

One ancient Greek scientist, Aristarchus, had a theory about the layout of the universe that was quite different from the other Greek theories. According to Aristarchus's theory,

• A) there is no fixed center anywhere in the universe.
• B) the Earth is held up by Hercules, who stands on a turtle, who stands on an elephant, who stands on Zeus, who is beginning to think that the whole thing isn't worth the effort.
• C) Earth is at the center and other objects move around Earth in simple circles.
• D) Earth is at the center, and the planets move around Earth in orbits that could be described as "circles- within- circles" or "loop- the- loops."
• E) the sun is at the center and other objects, including Earth, move around the sun in simple circles.

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