Multiple Choice
For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe?
A) As a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture in a nonliteral fashion.
B) It earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science.
C) It offered a simpler and more accurate explanation for the observed motions of heavenly bodies.
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