Even Though the Heliocentric Model of Copernicus Had Many Advantages

question 61

Multiple Choice

Even though the heliocentric model of Copernicus had many advantages over the Ptolemaic model, it suffered from the assumption that the

• A) planets moved in ellipses about the Sun
• B) planets moved in perfect circles about the Sun
• C) planets moved in perfect circles about the Earth
• D) Earth was not rotating on its axis

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