: What problem in Geocentrism does Heliocentrism solve ?

Question

Hello, was Heliocentrism adopted because it’s more “logical” or because it solves a problem?

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The problem with geocentrism is you can look at the planets, track their movements and those observations don’t fit a geocentric model. Additionally more discoveries have been made since the adoption of heliocentrism theory that do not fit in a geocentric model.