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Copernicus is famous as the first scientist to re-examine the theory of the planets and how they move among the stars. He produced a new theory explaining how the planets move around, published in 1543. It raised questions about the ancient theory of Ptolemy, who had said the Earth was at the centre of the universe. Copernicus realised that the motions of the planets were better explained by putting the Sun at the centre with all the planets going round it. This is known as the heliocentric hypothesis.
The theory was eventually discarded in favour of Kepler's theory of 1609, but Copernicus has the credit for starting the ball rolling and encouraging people to think about the problem.
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∙ 15y agohe proved how the earth revolves around the sun not the other way around and he translated greek poetry into latin
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Who was The founder of astronomy showed that earth and other planets move around the sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Are there any facts about Nicholas Copernicus?
I am quite sure there are.
What are three of the most important people in astronomy?
aristotle, copernicus, galileo
What is study of the universe beyond earth?
Astronomy
Is Nicolaus Copernicus an ancestor of Colin Kaepernick?
I doubt it -- Copernicus never married or had any children.
How did Nicholas Copernicus become famous?
Copernicus is said to be the founder of modern astronomy.
Who wrote new astronomy of celestial physics?
Claudius Ptolemy wrote the first book of astronomy
Two books that changed the science of astronomy and the world were by Nicholas Copernicus and by Isaac Newton?
De Revolutionibus, Principia Mathematica
What nationality was Nicholas Copernicus?
Nicholas Copernicus was Polish.
Who is Nicholas Copernicus and what is his contributions?
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) is said to be the founder of modern astronomy He is famous for his theory which asserted that the earth rotated on its axis once daily and traveled around the sun once yearly:
Who did Nicholas Copernicus leave behind when he died in his family?
Nicholas Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and founder of the heliocentric ordering of the planets. Nicholas Copernicus never married or had any children.
What did Nicolaus Copernicus study?
astronomy
Why was Copernicus arrested?
because of his astronomy
What did he do Nicholas Copernicus?
bolni
Was Nicholas Copernicus married?
no
What field of science was nicolause Copernicus in?
Astronomy
Nicolaus Copernicus career?
Famus for his astronomy
