Copernicus Proposed His Theory Because

Multiple Choice

Copernicus proposed his theory because

A) it was obvious to most educated people by that time that Earth orbits the sun.
B) Ptolemy's theory was known to be wrong.
C) it was more in line with Church thinking than was the pre- Christian Greek theory.
D) it fit the data taken by Tycho Brahe.
E) he thought that Ptolemy's theory was too messy and that his was more "fitting."