Why Did Copernicus Hesitate to Consider Alternatives to the Ptolemaic

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why did Copernicus hesitate to consider alternatives to the Ptolemaic Universe?

• A) A heliocentric Universe contradicted Christian theology at the time.
• B) There was no way to prove uniform circular motion.
• C) New star formation showed no parallax.
• D) Most people already believed in a heliocentric Universe.
• E) His mathematics could not disprove Ptolemy's epicycles, deferents and equants.

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