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In 1758 the Catholic Church dropped the general prohibition of books advocating heliocentrism from the Index of Forbidden Books.
Pope Pius VII approved a decree in 1822 by the Sacred Congregation of the Inquisition to allow the printing of heliocentric books in Rome.
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Catholic AnswerNicholas Copernicius published his theory of heliocentrism in 1543 and dedicated it to the Holy Father. It was not widely read, and certainly not widely accepted, either by many in the Church of outside of the Church. Many years later, it was put on the Index for other reasons. Few astronomers accepted his theory - for one reason or another, and protestants were particularly vehement in denouncing him as so much of their philosophy stood on The Bible alone. As more and more scientific discoveries throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, which only made sense with heliocentrism arrived, the theory became more and more generally accepted until general acceptance finally arrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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What is heliocentrism?
In Heliocentrism, the Sun (Helios) is said to be at the centre of the universe.
What is concept of heliocentrism?
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What does stellar parallax prove?
Heliocentrism.
What is this idea Sun centered called?
Heliocentrism
Who is known for his pioneer theories about heliocentrism?
Newton
How did Copernicus discover heliocentrism?
By looking at the stars and planes.
Did Copernicus discover Heliocentrism?
By looking at the stars and planes.
Why would someone believe the geocentrism and not the heliocentrism?
Someone who takes the Bible literally
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).
Theory of the earth revolves round the sun?
The theory that the earth revolves around the sun is heliocentrism.
Why were people afraid to believe Copernicus' ideas?
Nicolaus Copernicus's scientific ideas regarding the universe and specifically the idea of heliocentrism were at odds with the generally accepted ideas of his time. It was difficult for people to accept these new ideas, made even more difficult by the Catholic Church's powerful opposition to them for some time.
What are the differences between the galilean and copernican theories?
Not much, both believed in heliocentrism. That planets revolve around the sun and not everything around the earth, which was the belief that many including the Catholic Church insisted on. Copernicus believed they travelled in circles, and later thanks to Kepler we know they are eliptical. Galileo never accepted this.
