Scientists Today Do Not Accept the Ptolemaic Model Because

question 76

Multiple Choice

Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model because:

• A)it is ancient history.
• B)it was too complicated, compared to Copernicus' heliocentric model.
• C)it has been shown that Ptolemy faked his data.
• D)it had no explanation for retrograde motion.
• E)the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate.

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