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What was Copernicus' idea of the motion of the planets?
He believed in Heliocentrism (That the sun was the centre of the universe, not Earth).
According to copernicus the retrograde motion for mars must occur?
at opposition when the earth overtakes mars and passes between mars and the sun
What caused Copernicus to challenge aristotles theories of planetary motion?
Copernicus believed the planetary motions were due to:
What did Copernicus not reject?
Copernicus did not reject the idea that planetary orbits around our Sun were circular.
Which of these did Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe?
No, that was what the scriptures said, but Copernicus's model, also promoted by Galileo, had the Sun at the centre instead.
How did Copernicus describes the motion of the sun?
he said the sun is stationry
What was Copernicus' idea of the motion of the planets?
He believed in Heliocentrism (That the sun was the centre of the universe, not Earth).
Who correctly viewed the planets as orbiting the sun but incorrectly used circles to describe the orbits?
Copernicus
How did Johannes Kepler's theory differ from Copernicus?
Kepler formulated laws of planetary motion, while Copernicus merely(!) proposed that the sun was the center of the solar system rather than the earth.
The scientist who included three laws about the movements of the planets as part of his theory of the universe was?
Johannes Kepler was the scientist who included three laws of planetary motion as part of his heliocentric theory of the universe. These laws, known as Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, describe the orbits of planets around the Sun.
What is the job of Galilei and Copernicus on the sun?
what is the job of galilei and copernicus
According to copernicus the retrograde motion for mars must occur?
at opposition when the earth overtakes mars and passes between mars and the sun
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus and why is he important?
Copernicus proposed that the Sun was the center of the universe.
Major advantage of Copernicus' Sun-centered model over the Ptolemaic model?
It offered more natural explanation for the apparent retrograde motion of planets in our sky.
What caused Copernicus to challenge aristotles theories of planetary motion?
Copernicus believed the planetary motions were due to:
What are words that describe nicolaus Copernicus?
smart
What is Copernicus Theory?
Copernicus' theory was that Earth is not the center of the universe and we revolve around the Sun.
