Question
Copernicus's model of the solar system was not readily accepted at the time he presented it. Why?
Select the correct TWO responses.
(1 point)
Responses
It was a geocentric model that was too complex.
It was a geocentric model that was too complex.
Religious beliefs at the time did not fit with his model.
Religious beliefs at the time did not fit with his model.
People could feel the movement of the Earth.
People could feel the movement of the Earth.
There was a lack of evidence.
Select the correct TWO responses.
(1 point)
Responses
It was a geocentric model that was too complex.
It was a geocentric model that was too complex.
Religious beliefs at the time did not fit with his model.
Religious beliefs at the time did not fit with his model.
People could feel the movement of the Earth.
People could feel the movement of the Earth.
There was a lack of evidence.
Answers
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- Religious beliefs at the time did not fit with his model.
- There was a lack of evidence.
(Church teachings and common scriptural interpretations conflicted with a moving Earth, and no clear observational proof—e.g., stellar parallax—existed yet to convince most scientists.)
- There was a lack of evidence.
(Church teachings and common scriptural interpretations conflicted with a moving Earth, and no clear observational proof—e.g., stellar parallax—existed yet to convince most scientists.)
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