The Ptolemaic Model of the Universe Troubled Copernicus Mainly Because

question 63

Multiple Choice

The Ptolemaic model of the universe troubled Copernicus mainly because

• A) it disagreed with observations of the planets.
• B) it contradicted the Biblical cosmology.
• C) its mathematics was so complex.
• D) it contradicted Aristotle's cosmology.
• E) it lacked internal consistency.

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Cultural Influences

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Cultural Truisms

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Group Decision-Making

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