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That the earth revolves around the sun, not that the sun revolves around the earth.

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Q: What was Copernicus' idea about the earth and the sun?
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What theory was associated with Nicolaus Copernicus?

Copernicus is generally accredited with the idea that the Earth revolved around the Sun.


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Copernicus put forward the idea that the Sun, rather than the Earth, was at the center of the universe.


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How are ptolemy and copernicus' ideas about the universe different from each other?

Ptolemy and Copernicus' ideas about the universe are different from each other in the sense that Ptolemy thought that every celestial object as well as the sun and the moon orbited the Earth whereas Copernicus had the thought that all planets orbited the Sun, while the Moon orbited the Earth.


What was Copernicus ideas about earth and sun?

That the earth revolves around the sun, not that the sun revolves around the earth.