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Why was Copernicus's heliocentric model not believed until Galileo and Kepler provided more evidence?

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The model was against religious teachings. Why was it difficult for people to accept a heliocentric concept of the solar system? Aristotle was famous and his ideas were supported by religious teachings.

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