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Why did it take so long to adopt sun centered view of solar system 16 century?
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∙ 13y ago
Most people don't (didn't) care. It made no difference if the Earth was spherical or flat either.
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Who changed the idea of the earth centered solar system to a sun centered solar system?
Copernicus
How can there be an earth centered solar system?
There can't.
What is a sun-centered solar system called?
Heliocentric.
Why is the sun in the center of the solar system?
Because the Solar System is defined as the collection of planets, planetary satellites, comets, asteroids and other debris, centered on the sun.Wherever the sun goes, that's the center of the solar system, because that's the definition of the solar system.
Who is credited with improving the telescope and advocating the theory of a Sun-centered solar system?
Galileo.
Who changed the idea of the earth centered solar system to a sun centered solar system?
Copernicus
Which scientist proposed the idea of a sun centered solar system in stead of an earth centered solar system?
Copernicus
What is the date that the Earth centered solar system was thought a sun centered solar system?
July 16th 1243
Which scientist proposed the idea of sun-centered solar system instead of an earth-centered solar system?
copernicus
What is the sun centered?
The solar system.
In what solar system model was the sun proposed as the center of the solar system?
The heliocentric model is sun-centered. The geocentric model is earth-centered.
How can there be an earth centered solar system?
There can't.
Why do you call our system the solar system?
because our system is centered around the sun and another name for the sun is "solar"
What is the meaning of heliocentirc?
a sun centered solar system
What is a sun-centered solar system called?
Heliocentric.
Who was the first modern astronomer to purpose a sun-centered solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the concept of a sun-centred universe in the 16th century.
Who believed that the solar system was earth centered?
Ptolemey and Arostotle
