Question

Whose view was challenged by Nicolaus Copernicus?
a) Percival Lowell
b) Aristotle
c) Johannes Kepler
d) Isaac Newton

Answer 1

Ur answer.

B. Aristotle

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Answer 2

Answer:

Aristotle's view was challenged by Nicolaus Copernicus.

Explanation:

• According to Aristotle, the planets had fixed orbits.
• According to the Copernican paradigm, the planets were also travelling in a specific order and had their own orbits.
• Calculations and the placement of the planets were the two main differences.
• The Sun and other planets (including the Earth) moved around it, with the Earth in the centre.
• Copernicus, on the other hand, reasoned that since the planets' orbits would cross, the Earth could not be the galaxy's centre.
• Therefore, Copernicus acknowledged the fundamental tenet of Aristotle's paradigm regarding the motion of the planets, but he also identified some flaws and doubts in the accepted theory.
• This is consistent with the hypothesis regarding the growth of new paradigms and the advancement of science.

This, Nicolaus Copernicus challenged Aristotle's views.

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