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Extending from 1473 to 1543, the life-span of Nicolas Copernicus witnessed numerous important events in Europe and beyond. The major accomplishments of Copernicus, himself, stand as events of significance, but very few historical events of any age are more important than the 1517 protests of the German monk, Martin Luther, against Church abuses that led to the Protestant Reformation -- and the dawning of a new era in the world.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNicolas Copernicus introduced the heliocentric model of the solar system to the world. This view meant that the planets, including Earth, revolved around the Sun, and this impacted the Church, people's understanding of their place in the universe, as well as the way in which time was kept.
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∙ 13y agoHe proposed the heliocentric theory which suggested that the earth as well as the other known planets revolved around the motionless sun. Each of the planets are each in their own spheres in which the revolved. One revolution of the planets = a day. A revolution around the sun = a year. His theory is contained in the book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium.
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∙ 13y agoHe made the prediction that the sun was the center of the solar system.
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∙ 11y agoHe managed to establish (posthumously, I might add) he heliocentric theory of our solar system
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What was Copernicus' contribution to physics?
The revolution of the planets about the sun, but he wanted to use circles.
What is the contribution of the astronomer Copernicus using the term heliocentric?
Copernicus developed an interim theory of the planets in which the Sun was at the centre instead of the Earth as had previously been believed. Although Copernicus's theory only lasted from 1543 to 1609 when Kepler's theory replaced it, it is regarded as a useful step along the way.
What year did Copernicus get imprisoned?
Copernicus was never imprisoned.
What was Nicolaus Copernicus problem?
nicolaus copernicus has never had anyproblems
What did Ptolemy and Copernicus use to try to explain the universe?
copernicus
The great contribution of Nicholas Copernicus was to?
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. His greatest contribution was to assert that the earth revolves around the sun. At the time that Copernicus lived, the general conception was that the sun revolved around earth.
Give the big contribution of Nicholas Copernicus?
heliocentric theory
What was Copernicus' contribution to physics?
The revolution of the planets about the sun, but he wanted to use circles.
How were the contribution of Nicolaus Copernicus and galilei to the scientific revolution different?
Galileo used more advanced technology to find stronger observational evidence than Copernicus was ever able to provide.
What scientific contribution did Copernicus Galileo and newton make to the age of reason?
Copernicus proposed the theory of a heliocentric model while Galileo improved the telescope, studied Jupiter's moons, and supported the heliocentric model
Which of these was not a contribution of Copernicus?
Which is not a contribution of Copernicus? A) The Sun lies at the center of the solar system. B) Mars will retrograde when we overtake it near opposition. C) Planetary orbits are elliptical in shape. D) Venus retrogrades when she overtakes us at inferior conjunction. E) The approximate spacing of the planet orbits away from the sun.
What is a German contribution to astronomy?
The German Johannes Kepler and his laws of planetary motion is an important contribution to science and astronomy
How wear the contribution of Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo Galileo to the scientific revolution simile?
I am not sure they used similes. Copernicus postulated a sun-centered solar system through what today we would call reason and thought experiments. Galileo's careful observations through his telescope confirmed Copernicus's hypothesis.
What is the contribution of the astronomer Copernicus using the term heliocentric?
Copernicus developed an interim theory of the planets in which the Sun was at the centre instead of the Earth as had previously been believed. Although Copernicus's theory only lasted from 1543 to 1609 when Kepler's theory replaced it, it is regarded as a useful step along the way.
How were the contribution of nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo galilei to the scientific revolution similar?
Both scientists challenged ideas supported by the Roman Catholic Church.
Is it true that Copernicus invented many of the laws that are used to study space?
Copernicus' model of the universe that puts the Sun at the center of the solar system was a major and important contribution to astronomy. Whether his laws are important to the study of space today is problematic
Who ARE the OTHERpeople who had contribution in physics?
Galileo, Ben Franklin, Faraday, Avogadro, Keplar, Copernicus, Einstein, Maxwell, Archimedes, Edwin Hubble and countless others.
