Question

what is some of the evidence used by galileo to support copernicuss model and disprove aristotle and ptolemys? each planet spins in an epicycle. planets appear to move backward. jupiter has moons orbiting it. the religious and cultural beliefs supported this model.

Explanation:

• Epicycles were part of Ptolemy's geocentric model, not evidence against it.
• Retrograde (backward) planetary motion was explained by Ptolemy's epicycles, not evidence for Copernicus.
• Galileo's observation of Jupiter's moons showed celestial bodies orbit something other than Earth, directly contradicting the geocentric models of Aristotle and Ptolemy, and supporting Copernicus's heliocentric model.
• Religious/cultural beliefs were not scientific evidence used by Galileo.

Answer:

C. Jupiter has moons orbiting it.