Copernicus Proposed His Theory Because

question 34

Multiple Choice

Copernicus proposed his theory because

• A) it was obvious to most educated people by that time that Earth orbits the sun.
• B) Ptolemy's theory was known to be wrong.
• C) it was more in line with Church thinking than was the pre- Christian Greek theory.
• D) it fit the data taken by Tycho Brahe.
• E) he thought that Ptolemy's theory was too messy and that his was more "fitting."

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