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In "A dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems" simplico argued for a heliocentric universe.

A. True
B. False

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Answer:

B. False

Step-by-step explanation:

  • It is a book written by Galileo Galilei comparing the Nicolaus Copernicus, published in 1632 aa his dialogue if the two chief world systems.
  • As in the Copernican system of the universe the earth and the other planets orbit around the sun and while in the Ptolemaic system all orbited around the earth. Simplicio which is a dedicated follower of Ptolemy and Aristotle then presented his traditional simple views.
  • Being a geocentric philosopher he opposed the heliocentric which proposed the sun in the center.
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