Although Aristarchus Had Proposed a Heliocentric Model of the Solar

question 10

Multiple Choice

Although Aristarchus had proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system as early as the third century B.C.E., later astronomers rejected his model because

• A) he had based his calculations on a circular orbit of the sun rather than an elliptical one.
• B) it challenged religious views that placed the earth at the center of the universe.
• C) he did not have knowledge of calculus, which made his calculations inaccurate.
• D) the mathematical calculations on which he had based his model were lost, and subsequent astronomers were unable to replicate them.

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