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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.2
How did the scientific theories of Copernicus and Ptolemy differ in their understanding of the universe?
Both Copernicus and Ptolemy endorsed a geocentric model.
Both Copernicus and Ptolemy supported a heliocentric model.
Copernicus believed in a heliocentric model, while Ptolemy advocated for a geocentric model.
Copernicus proposed an Earth-centered universe, while Ptolemy suggested a Sun-centered one.
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