The Astronomical Model Placing the Sun at the Center of the Solar

question 29

Multiple Choice

The astronomical model placing the Sun at the center of the solar system was resisted for hundreds of years because

• A) a way to measure astronomical distances with great precision had not been invented.
• B) errors in calculations of data analysis went undetected.
• C) most scholarly texts were written in Latin.
• D) the Catholic Church banned all discussions of Copernican ideas.
• E) all scientists used the great calendar at Stonehenge and looked no further.