Copernicus.
Nicolaus Copernicus put forward a heliocentric theory.
The heliocentric theory was first published by Copernicus.
As proposed by the Heliocentric Theory, the Sun is the center of the Solar System.
No such thing as "helicentric"The heliocentric theory states that the Sun (helios) is the center of the solar system (or the universe if you are talking about ancient heliocentric theories - before the knowledge of other star systems and galaxies).
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
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.
That the universe was heliocentric, not geocentric. He disproved the fact that everything revolved around the Earth (geocentric). Instead he came up with the heliocentric theory; everything revolves around the sun.