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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


Which scientist proposed the idea of sun-centered solar system instead of an earth-centered solar system?

copernicus


How can there be an earth centered solar system?

There can't.


What is the difference between a geocentric and heliocentric model of the solar system?

Heliocentric was thought to believe that the sun was at the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the Sun. Geocentric was thought to believe that the earth was the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the earth. We now know that our solar system is centered around the sun and is heliocentric.


What is the difference between a geocentric model and heliocentric model of the solar system?

Heliocentric was thought to believe that the sun was at the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the Sun. Geocentric was thought to believe that the earth was the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the earth. We now know that our solar system is centered around the sun and is heliocentric.


Who believed that the solar system was earth centered?

Ptolemey and Arostotle


Which object orbits earth in both the earth centered and sun centered models of our solar system?

The Moon is the object that orbits Earth in both the Earth-centered (geocentric) and Sun-centered (heliocentric) models of our solar system. In the geocentric model, the Moon orbits around the Earth, while in the heliocentric model, both the Earth and the Moon orbit the Sun, with the Moon continuing to orbit the Earth as it does so.


Who thought the earth was at the center of the solar system?

Ptolemaic


Who prposed a sun-centered solar system?

Copernicus, but I'm sure there was an ancient Greek who thought of it before he did.


What did astronomers think the solar system looked like?

People thought the earth was in the center of the solar system


What is a sun-centered solar system called?

A sun-centered solar system is called a heliocentric solar system. In a heliocentric system, the Sun is at the center and the planets, including Earth, orbit around it. This model was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century, replacing the earlier geocentric model where Earth was believed to be the center of the universe.