In pre-Copernican astronomy, it was almost universally believed that
A)the planets traveled in elliptical orbits about Earth.
B)the center of the universe was the Sun with the Milky Way representing other distant planets.
C)the Sun was at the center of the universe.
D)Earth was at the center of the universe.
E)None of the above was believed.

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Pre-Copernican astronomy believed in a geocentric model of the universe, with Earth at the center and everything else revolving around it. This was known as the Ptolemaic system.

In Pre-Copernican Astronomy, It Was Almost Universally Believed That