Copernicus proposed his theory because
A) it was obvious to most educated people by that time that Earth orbits the sun.
B) Ptolemy's theory was known to be wrong.
C) it was more in line with Church thinking than was the pre- Christian Greek theory.
D) it fit the data taken by Tycho Brahe.
E) he thought that Ptolemy's theory was too messy and that his was more "fitting."

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Copernicus proposed his heliocentric theory because he found Ptolemy's geocentric model to be overly complex and believed his own model was simpler and more elegant.

Copernicus Proposed His Theory Because