The key factor was the general illiteracy and scientific ignorance of the masses, followed closely by the
total lack of Mass Communication, so that most people never heard of Copernicus and didn't care about
any theory he had.
The theory of continental is not accepted as it is been disproved, but it was replaced by the theory plate tectonics. This theory accepted because of may factors including the discovery of mid-ocean ridges, subduction zones, and the tracking of plates via GPS and other means.
A widely accepted hypothesis for the evolution of genomic imprinting is the "parental conflic.
The atomic theory of Democritus was not widely accepted during his lifetime. The dominant Greek philosopher of the era, Aristotle, opposed all ideas concerning atomic theory, refusing to believe that anything such as an atom could even exist.
Edwin Hubble was one of the scientists who realized that the red-shifted light from far-away galaxies indicated that the universe is expanding.
So far as I am aware, capillary action in plants is an unproven theory that has no serious rival, so is widely accepted, and widely questioned. One alternate theory is siphon action - dilute (less dense) liquid rises, concentrates and increases in density and then descends, which drives the siphom action.
A theory is a widely accepted explanation based on experimental results.
The answer is a theory. A view that is not well-tested and widely accepted is just a hypothesis. A law has to be indisputable not just widely accepted
It may become a theory.
When it is widely accepted as one.
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The heliocentric theory became widely accepted when it was found that the Sun is by a long way the most massive object in the solar system. That happened in the 18th century.
The heliocentric theory became widely accepted when it was found that the Sun is by a long way the most massive object in the solar system. That happened in the 18th century.
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Another idea is that the Earth captured the Moon after its formation. ... The most widely accepted theory is that the Moon was formed.
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