Why does the professor point out that Greek astronomers tried to explain new astronomical discoveries within the geocentric concept?A. To explain why early astronomers found new discoveries exciting.B. To explain why some claims made by ancient Greek astronomers conflicted with claims made by earlier astronomers.C. To illustrate that the geocentric concept was open to many interpretations.D. To illustrate that the geocentric concept itself was not considered questionable.
第1个回答 2015-06-02
Professor: Now, what’s especially interesting is that when astronomical observations were made that seemed to be inconsistent with the geocentric view, the ancient Greeks did not really consider alternative theories. It was so intuitive, so sensible that the Earth was the center of the universe that astronomers found ways to explain those seemingly inconsistent phenomena within the geocentric view. 根据教授所说，当出现与地球是宇宙中心的观点相矛盾的天文发现时，天文学家不会考虑其它理论，而是用地球中心的观点来解释这些与之矛盾的现象。所以教授提到古希腊的天文学家用地球中心的概念来解释新的天文学发现是为了说明当时的人们是不怀疑这个观点的，所以 D 选项正确。
