The general conception of the universe [in Europe] before Copernicus was that:
A)it was orderly with Heaven at the center of the universe and the earth was circling around it.
B)the earth revolved around the sun,which was at the center of the universe.
C)the earth was just one planet among millions that could possibly support life.
D)the earth was at the center and the heavens circled around it.
E)the earth was one of many planets that revolved around the sun,which moved through space.

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The general conception of the universe before Copernicus was that the earth was at the center and the heavens circled around it, which is described by choice D. This view is known as the geocentric model of the universe. Copernicus' heliocentric model, which placed the sun at the center of the universe with the planets, including the earth, revolving around it, was a revolutionary change.

The General Conception of the Universe [In Europe] Before Copernicus