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Nicolaus Copernicus.
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He created the theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
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that the world was heliocentric not geocentric aka sun centered universe and earth centered universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus.
No! It is heliocentric, or sun centered.
A geocentric theory is one that states the universe is centered by Earth. Geo means earth. The old Ptolemaic Model of the universe has earth as the center. A heliocentric theory is one that is centered by a source of heat. Helio = heat. It basically states that the sun is the center of our galaxy. (Copernican Model)
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a sun centered model
The Heliocentric theory.
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Copernican challenges beliefs by claiming sun-centered universe
This was part of a theory developed by Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek living in Alexandria, Egypt in the second century AD, to explain the movements of the sun, planets and stars.
He created the theory that the sun is the center of the universe.