Why was Aristarchus’s model not accepted? Check all that apply.
1. Aristotle had better data than Aristarchus.
2. Aristarchus was not as famous as Aristotle.
3. Aristotle’s model was more accurate.
4. Aristarchus could not answer some important questions about the model.
5. Aristarchus had fallen out of favor with Alexander the Great.
Aristarchus was not as famous as Aristotle and Aristarchus could not answer some important questions about the model.
The actual observations of the ratio of distances to the Sun and Moon are not made in heliocentric approach.
Explanation:
Aristarchus was an "ancient Greek astronomer" and mathematician. He presented the heliocentric theory where sun is the centre of the Universe and all the planets revolve around the Sun. Aristarchus was not as famous as Aristotle.
His geocentric theory was more known to the society than heliocentric theory of Aristarchus in spite of his sound and reproducible results.
Geocentric theory became the accepted approach through generations.
Also, the ratios of distance to the Sun and the Moon are not actual observations in the heliocentric theory. That’s the reason for Aristarchus’s model non acceptance.
