Question

choose the correct answer to complete the paragraph about the acceptance of the heliocentric model. in the second century bce, the greek astronomer ptolemy tried to explain the backward movement of the planets by using a solar system model that included. for centuries, this was the accepted model. during the renaissance, nicholas dis heliocentric model of aristarchus. in aristarchuss model, the rising and setting of the sun was expl solar wind elliptical orbits epicycles ement of the.

Explanation:

Ptolemy used epicycles in his geocentric model to account for retrograde motion. Copernicus was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution who brought back the heliocentric idea. The rising and setting of the Sun is due to Earth's rotation in the heliocentric model.

Answer:

In the second - century BCE, the Greek astronomer Ptolemy tried to explain the backward movement of the planets by using a solar system model that included epicycles. For centuries, this was the accepted model. During the Renaissance, Nicholas Copernicus revived the heliocentric model of Aristarchus. In Aristarchus's model, the rising and setting of the Sun was explained by the movement of the Earth.