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Which was a belief of Copernicus's model of the solar system?(1 point)

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Earth is fixed to a crystalline sphere.
Earth is fixed to a crystalline sphere.

The outer planets move in epicycles.
The outer planets move in epicycles.

All planets orbit the Sun at the same speed.
All planets orbit the Sun at the same speed.

The planets move in perfect circles.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 months ago

A belief of Copernicus's model of the solar system is that **the planets move in perfect circles**. While his heliocentric model did place the Sun at the center of the universe, he retained the idea that planetary orbits were circular, which aligned with the prevailing beliefs of the time regarding celestial motions.