Scientists during the 1500s and 1600s built upon and ultimately disproved the idea that "Earth is the center of the universe" and "that the sun revolves around the Earth." This geocentric model, which placed the Earth at the center of the universe, was prominent in ancient Greek astronomy, particularly in the works of Ptolemy. The heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus and later supported by Galileo and Kepler showed that the sun is at the center of the solar system, leading to a significant shift in scientific understanding.
Which idea of the ancient Greeks did scientists during the 1500s and 1600s build upon and disprove?
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• that Earth is the center of the universe
• that the moon is the center of the universe
• that objects fall at the same rate of speed
• that the sun revolves around the Earth
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