Question

What was the comparative predictive accuracy of the Copernican model in relation to the Ptolemaic model?

a) Copernican model was more accurate
b) Ptolemaic model was more accurate
c) Both models had similar accuracy
d) Neither model was accurate enough

Answer 1

The Copernican model was more accurate compared to the Ptolemaic model.

Step-by-step explanation:

The comparative predictive accuracy of the Copernican model in relation to the Ptolemaic model was that the Copernican model was more accurate. The Ptolemaic model, which had Earth at the center of the universe with celestial bodies orbiting it in complex circular paths, required the addition of more circles to improve its accuracy. On the other hand, the Copernican model, with the Sun at the center of the solar system, was fully explained by a small number of laws of physics, including Newton's universal law of gravitation.