The philosophy promoted by the ancient Greeks and adopted by Christian philosophers was that the heavenly realm was divine and perfect. I'm not sure how they accounted for the blemishes upon the lunar surface. But for essentially religious reasons the earth was assumed to represent the center of all existence. The findings of science upset this view which had dominated human thought for thousands of years. The conflict continues to this day, though as far as solar system models are concerned the scientists have taken the field.
The reason the scholars challenged this theory was because it went against the church and against the teachings of Ptolemy. They thought of the teachings of Ptolemy was wrong then all human knowledge would be too. The reason the church challenged the heliocentric theory is because it challenged its own ideas. This went against the teaching that the heavens were fixed, unmoving and perfect.
The model that has the Sun at the centre of the solar system is based on a knowledge of Kepler's 3 laws of planetary motion, backed up by precise calculations of the planets' orbits based on Newton's theory of gravity and the laws of motion.
Galileo's telescopic observations were supportive of the theory.
However, proof of the theory didn't come until later.
The first proof of the heliocentric theory came in the 18th Century
with the discovery of "stellar aberration".
More proof came in the 19th Century when "stellar parallax" was first detected
for a few of the nearest stars.
Geocentric theory
The Vatican did not believe in heliocentric theory for a long time.
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.
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.
Heliocentric theory is a model of the solar system that places the Sun in a central place, with the planets orbiting it.
Nicholaus Copernicus was one of the first to challenge the theory that the earth was the center of the universe. He made up the Heliocentric theory.
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
Yes. The geocentric theory was established by renowned ancient thinkers like Aristotle and Ptolemy. It was also the belief of the then-dominant Roman Catholic Church. Few people were willing to challenge the teachings of Ptolemy, Aristotle and the Roman Catholic church. When Galileo Galilei proposed the heliocentric theory, he was prosecuted by the Catholic church. He was forced to take his theories back or risk ruining his family's reputation as well as death.
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.
ME.
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.