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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Copernicus' theory was that

I'd appreciate it if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.

A: Copernicus' theory was that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around this center, and it was denied by Galileo.

B: Copernicus' theory that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around this center was denied by Galileo.

C: The theory made by Copernicus that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around this center was denied by Galileo.

D: The theory Copernicus made that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around this center was denied by Galileo.

I think A is correct, but how about B, C and D?

  

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B is the best. " is stylistically rather weak. In C and D, it is not tremendously natural to me to say that someone "makes" a theory.

— GPY

  • B is the best.
  • " is stylistically rather weak.
  • In C and D, it is not tremendously natural to me to say that someone "makes" a theory.
  • Are these statements factually correct?
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B is the best.

A is grammatically constructed, but the part "and it ..." is stylistically rather weak.

In C and D, it is not tremendously natural to me to say that someone "makes" a theory.

Are these statements factually correct?

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Thank you GPY. How about "developed" instead of "made"?
Are C' and D' right?


C': The theory developed by Copernicus that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around this center was denied by Galileo.

D': The theory Copernicus developed that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth had a triple motion around th

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