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Why was Nicolas Coperincus important to science?

Copernicus gave Helios centric theory against Ptolemy's Geo centric theory. Ptolemy considered earth to be the centre and all other planets including Sun go around the earth. But Copernicus denied this and he gave so rightly that Sun is at the centre and all the other planets including earth go around the Sun.


Who proposed the circular orbits of the planets around the sun in the 1500s?

Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model with circular orbits of the planets around the Sun in the 1500s. His work, "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," laid the foundation for the Copernican Revolution in astronomy.


What scientist created the copernican heliocentrism?

Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish mathematician and astronomer, is credited with proposing the heliocentric model of the solar system in his work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" published in 1543. This model placed the Sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it.


When was Mars found?

Mars was found in 1534 BC by Egyptian Astronomers.


How is the Ptolemaic system different from the Heliocentric system?

Ptolemy was the first person to introduce the theory of a geocentric universe, a universe in which everything revolves around the earth itself. But in 1543, Nicolas Copernicus was the first person to introduce and prove the idea that the universe is heliocentric, a universe in which everything revolves around the sun.