For What Reason Did Copernicus Support the Sun-Centered Model of the Universe

question 29

Multiple Choice

For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe?

• A)As a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture in a nonliteral fashion.
• B)It earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science.
• C)It offered a simpler and more accurate explanation for the observed motions of heavenly bodies.

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