Why was Copernicus' heliocentric model rejected by some Christians (both Protestant and Catholic)? Select all that apply.


Copernicus rejected the spherical model of the universe.


It seemed to contradict certain Biblical passages from the Book of Judges.


It did not comport with their lived experience of the natural world, as the motion of the Earth could not be perceived.


Copernicus' findings were full of mathematical errors, despite being based in meticulous observations and mountains of data.


The Copernican system retained too much of the Ptolemaic system.



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