Which is a correct statement about the development of Copernicus's model after his death?(1 point)

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His model was immediately accepted enthusiastically by his peers.
His model was immediately accepted enthusiastically by his peers.

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.

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

His model was not accepted until many years later.

While Copernicus's heliocentric model laid the groundwork for future astronomical developments, it faced significant resistance and was not widely accepted until the work of later astronomers, such as Galileo and Kepler, further supported and refined it.