Copernicus Proposed a Heliocentric Model of the Universe Because ________

Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model of the universe because ________.

A) placing the sun in the centre made the universe mathematically simpler
B) he wanted to challenge traditional Aristotelian viewpoints
C) his astronomical observations indicated that the sun was the centre of the universe
D) he believed in Ptolemy's system of epicycles
E) he was convinced by Kepler's laws of planetary motion

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