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Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model because: it is ancient history. it has been shown that Ptolemy faked his data. it was too complicated , compared to Copernicus' heliocentric model. the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate. it had no explanation for retrograde motion.
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Gilbert
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Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model primarily because it had no explanation for retrograde motion and was replaced by the more accurate heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus, supported by the work of Tycho and Kepler.