Copernicus Quick Check

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Which is a correct statement about the development of Copernicus's model after his death?(1 point)
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Copernicus was nominated for an early Nobel prize for Astronomy.
Copernicus was nominated for an early Nobel prize for Astronomy.

His model was not accepted until many years later.
His model was not accepted until many years later.

Galileo disproved the model.
Galileo disproved the model.

His model was immediately accepted enthusiastically by his peers

Answer 1

The correct statement about the development of Copernicus's model after his death is:

His model was not accepted until many years later.

Copernicus's heliocentric model faced significant resistance and was not widely accepted until the work of later astronomers, such as Galileo and Kepler, further supported it.