What Was the Greatest Inaccuracy in Copernicus's Model of the Solar

question 38

Multiple Choice

What was the greatest inaccuracy in Copernicus's model of the solar system?

• A)that the planets travelled in circular orbits with uniform motion
• B)that the planets travelled on epicycles, the centres of which followed orbits around the Sun
• C)that the planets travelled in elliptical orbits
• D)that the planets were allowed to travel backwards in their orbits

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