It took two centuries for the Copernican model to replaced the Ptolemaic model because
A) in Copernicus' time, there were no telescopes.
B) the Church wouldn't let anyone talk about Copernicus' model for 200 years.
C) there was no scientific evidence to support either model until Galileo made his observations.
D) the Ptolemaic model was simpler and more aesthetically pleasing.
E) the Copernican model required complicated new terms to explain it correctly.

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There was no scientific evidence to support either model until Galileo made his observations. Galileo's observations of the phases of Venus and the moons of Jupiter provided evidence to support the Copernican model.

It Took Two Centuries for the Copernican Model to Replaced