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How did astronomers change from the belief in the geocentric model to the heliocentric model?
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∙ 9y ago
It happened with the accumulation of discoveries that showed that the heliocentric model was superior, and the final discovery by Newton of the law of gravity and the laws of motion, which he used to show that the planets must move in elliptical orbits under the Sun's gravity, confirmed what Kepler had discovered from Tycho's observations, that the planets move in elliptical orbits.
The most convincing single discovery was the phases of Venus. In the Ptolemaic geocentric system Venus stays between us and the Sun, and it can only have a crescent phase. But Galileo's discovery of Venus's gibbous phase was a clear sign of a fault with the Ptolemaic system.
However Tycho's geocentric system allowed Venus to show the full range of phases, so Galileo's discovery was not conclusive.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoAfter the invention of the telescope, Galileo saw that Venus goes through phases, the same way our moon does. That would be impossible in a geocentric solar system. That was probably the most convincing argument.
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What is Heliocentric Vs. geocentric theory?
The Difference is that a heliocentric model says that the sun is in the center but not the exact center and all the other planets and the moon orbit the sun. But a geocentric model states that the earth was in the center and that the sun moon and stars all went around earth. That is the difference.Heliocentric:Also, All the planets revolve around the sun.Stars are very much farther away than the Sun.Any motion of the stars is a result of the Earth's rotation.Any movement of the Sun is due to Earth's rotation and revolution about the sun.The heliocentric model were ellipses NOT circular orbits.Geocentric:Epicycles added to epicycles.Precision timing for Venus and Mercury.Earth placed "off" center.The Earth is located at the center of the universe and all the planets revolve around the Earth.
What 3 tools did nicolaus Copernicus use?
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Which object orbits earth in both the earth centered and sun centered models?
That would be the moon. We've never thought of it that way ... the only object whose status didn't change between the geocentric and heliocentric model. Thanks for showing it to us.
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It was proven wrong because that they were eclipse and change of seaon.
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