Question

"The universal theories proposed by Copernicus:

a) explained the appearance of the sun's rotation with a theory of earthly rotation.
b) led to his arrest and imprisonment in a monastery.
c) were supported by Protestants in order to make Catholics look provincial.
d) made the universe less complicated by rejecting Ptolemy's epicycles."

Answer 1

a) explained the appearance of the sun's rotation with a theory of earthly rotation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nicolaus Copernicus gave the model of the solar system , named as the Copernican heliocentrism , in the year 1543 .

According this model, the Sun is placed stationary at the very center of the universe and all the planets are moving in a defined path , with uniform speed .

The model gave modern astronomy a kick start .

Hence , from the question,

The correct statement is a) explained the appearance of the sun's rotation with a theory of earthly rotation.