It Took Two Centuries for the Copernican Model to Replaced

question 51

Multiple Choice

It took two centuries for the Copernican model to replaced the Ptolemaic model because

• A) in Copernicus' time, there were no telescopes.
• B) the Church wouldn't let anyone talk about Copernicus' model for 200 years.
• C) there was no scientific evidence to support either model until Galileo made his observations.
• D) the Ptolemaic model was simpler and more aesthetically pleasing.
• E) the Copernican model required complicated new terms to explain it correctly.

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