Both Aristotle’s and Ptolemy’s geocentric models of the solar system were accepted despite being incorrect because _______. (1 pt) (1 point)

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A. The Holy Roman Church supported them.
A. The Holy Roman Church supported them.

B. They could explain retrograde motion as epicycles.
B. They could explain retrograde motion as epicycles.

C. Ptolemy’s ruler was extremely accurate.
C. Ptolemy’s ruler was extremely accurate.

D. Measurements made with an astrolabe were flawless.
D. Measurements made with an astrolabe were flawless.

E. Both men were superior philosophers and defended their ideas with logic.
E. Both men were superior philosophers and defended their ideas with logic.

F. The armillary sphere was never wrong.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

B. They could explain retrograde motion as epicycles.

Both Aristotle's and Ptolemy's geocentric models included the concept of epicycles to explain the observed retrograde motion of planets, which made their models seem plausible at the time despite being ultimately incorrect.