How did Copernicus's work challenge the accepted view of the universe?

A: he rejected Ptolemy's work altogether, theorizing that the earth was stationary and fixed orbits were not possible.

B: he agreed with Ptolemy that the planets moved, but he did not believe they revolved around the earth.

C: he wanted to prove that God created the universe and that science was not involved.

D: he though that the universe had changed since Ptolemy's theory.

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Jayvion · Answer 1

B. He believed that the sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth, and that the planets revolved around it.