Question

sometimes new information results in minor changes to a theory. but sometimes new information results in a theory being discarded as incorrect. an example of an incorrect theory that was disproved by the discovery of new information is ptolemys theory of the solar system. the original cell theory the germ theory plate tectonic theory

Explanation:

Ptolemy's theory of the solar - system proposed a geocentric model where the Earth was at the center. Later, with the discovery of new information such as the heliocentric model by Copernicus and Galileo's astronomical observations, Ptolemy's theory was disproven. The other theories (germ theory, original cell theory, plate tectonic theory) are well - established and not disproven in the same way.

Answer:

Ptolemy's theory of the solar system