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.

Galileo disproved the model.
Galileo disproved the model.

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

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 was initially met with skepticism and did not gain wide acceptance until the work of later astronomers, such as Galileo and Kepler, provided further evidence and refinement of the heliocentric theory.