Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model because:
A)it is ancient history.
B)it was too complicated, compared to Copernicus' heliocentric model.
C)it has been shown that Ptolemy faked his data.
D)it had no explanation for retrograde motion.
E)the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate.

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The work of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler provided evidence and mathematical models that supported the heliocentric model, which was more accurate in explaining planetary motions, including retrograde motion, than the Ptolemaic geocentric model.

Scientists Today Do Not Accept the Ptolemaic Model Because