Question

Ptolemy and Copernicus were astronomers who had proposed theories about the solar system. Ptolemy believed that the planets and the sun orbited Earth. Copernicus believed that Earth and other planets circled a stationary sun. Which of these statements best explains why Ptolemy and Copernicus made different observations about the solar system?

They studied outdated theories and evidences.
They had different backgrounds and interests.
They used incorrect methods of experimentation.
They made errors in their scientific calculations.

Answer 1

What is your option?

Answer 2

b

Answer 3

That does seem correct. THe others are not correct since we know one of them was right.

Answer 4

Actually both of them were incorrect, the sun is not stationary ...

Answer 5

so b yeah?

Answer 6

XD It is relatively stationary.

Answer 7

In the fact that the sun DOESN"T revolve around the earth

Answer 8

You may compare old and new technology. How we can confirm or reject theories?

Answer 9

What helps us?

Answer 10

??

Answer 11

What physical activity helps us to confirm theories? One of the answer choices odd one out

Answer 12

i honestly do not know

Answer 13

The Ptolemy and Copernicus models were not experiments, but observations.

Answer 14

Ptolemy and Copernicus come from very different times, and while both had their religious crowds and Copernicus' theory was still rejected by most at the time, there was a curiosity for answering questions about the universe that didn't exist in the same way a thousand years before.

Answer 15

My choice is C as you expect.

Answer 16

kyan what grade u in?

Answer 17

I still think it's B tbh

Answer 18

I graduated