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The two main proponents in the early days were Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo.

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Copernicus created a model that supported this theory?

heliocentric theory


Which famous astronomer observed Venus and Jupiter and supported Copernicus' theory of a heliocentric solar system?

Galileo Galilee


Who formulated the heliocentric theory?

copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...


What is Copernicus' heliocentric theory?

The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.


How did Galileo observations support the idea of the heliocentric system?

Galileo's observations with his telescope supported the concept of heliocentricism. He noted that the satellites of Jupiter and Venus, based on their range of phases, did not match geocentricism supported by Ptolemy. He noted that based on these findings, that the Heliocentric theory was correct.


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


Who supported the idea of heliocentric?

Galileo


What is a good sentence with the word heliocentric theory?

The Vatican did not believe in heliocentric theory for a long time.


The heliocentric theory challenged the?

Geocentric theory


the heliocentric theory challenged the?

Geocentric theory


Was brane's theory geocentric or heliocentric?

Neither, The Geocentric theory was created by a student of 'Plato's' by the name of Ptolemy. The Heliocentric theory was by Copernicus.


How did the Heliocentric Theory impact the world?

The Geocentric Theory is about how everything revolves and the Earth and the Heliocentric Theory is how everthing revolves around the Sun.