The answer lies in the question.
It is called "The Heliocentric Theory" for a reason. But don't let yourself be confused by that.
There is a common misconception that the good Theories in science grow up to become Laws, when that simply isn't true. In everyday vernacular, "Theory" is described as a postulated guess. In science, it is quite different.
A Law describes what nature does under certain conditions, and predicts what will happen as long as those conditions are met.
A theory, on the other hand, explains how nature works.
Indeed, one only needs to recognize that it is a fact that the earth orbits the sun, then look at what that principle is called (A "theory") to realize that "Theories" have a lot more going for them than people think.
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
The Vatican did not believe in heliocentric theory for a long time.
Geocentric theory
Geocentric theory
Neither, The Geocentric theory was created by a student of 'Plato's' by the name of Ptolemy. The Heliocentric theory was by Copernicus.
The Geocentric Theory is about how everything revolves and the Earth and the Heliocentric Theory is how everthing revolves around the Sun.
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heliocentric theory, the theory of evolution, relativity theory
Galileo did not propose a heliocentric theory, he agreed with Copernicus and his heliocentric theory. The Catholic church, at the time, disagreed and they held a huge amount of power and put him on trial.
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
Heliocentric theory is a model of the solar system that places the Sun in a central place, with the planets orbiting it.