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The geocentric model held sway into the early modern age, but from the late 16th century onward, it was gradually superseded by the heliocentric model of Copernicus (1473-1543), Galileo (1564-1642), and Kepler (1571-1630). There was much resistance to the transition between these two theories.
Explanation:
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Scientific explanations are accepted when there is sufficient evidence to prove them right. In addition, scientific explanations must be logical to be acceptable and must match as much evidences as possible.
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- Scientific explanations explain something about the natural world by making use of observations and measurements.
- These are usually tentative proposals that need to be verified or proved to be true.
- The observations and measurements must prove the scientific explanation to be true or must support it so that it becomes acceptable.
found that animals are composed of cells is Theodor Schwann
found that plants are composed of cells is Matthias Schleiden
looked at cork through a compound microscope is Robert Hooke
declared that all living cells can only come from other living cells called living cells "animalcules" is Rudolph Virchow
