What scientist said that the earth moves around the sun?

Answer 1

Nicholaus Copernicus first hypothesized that the sun is the center of the universe and planets revolve around it with his heliocentric model. Kepler discovered ellipses (the orbits of of the planets wtih the sun at one focus).

Answer 2

Nicholas Copernicus first suggested that Earth revolves around the sun in 1559. 50 years later Galileo Gailei proved this by looking through a telescope. Answer: Several ancient astronomers proposed a heliocentric solar system:

* Aristotle (4th Century BCE) * Aristarchus of Samos (270 BCE) * Seleucus of Seleucia (150 BCE) * Martianus Capella (5th Century CE) * Aryabhata (5th Century CE) * Biruni (11th Century CE) * Qyth al-Din (13th Century CE) * Nicolas Copernicus (16th Century CE)

Answer 3

First of all Basker(an Indian mathematician ) in first century tells the worlds that earth revolves around the sun. but his experiments was limited and can not attract the eyes of the world, it was to due less communication means. after that Galileo proved it in 17th century.

The first person known to have proposed a heliocentric system, however, was Aristarchus of Samos (c. 270 BC).

Another astronomer from antiquity known by name who is known to have supported Aristarchus' heliocentric model was Seleucus of Seleucia (b. 190 BC).

In the 16th century, Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus presented a full discussion of a heliocentric model of the universe.

Galileo's Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems(about 1630) clearly advocated heliocentrism.

Answer 4

Plenty of people had thought that the Earth might be moving round the Sun, for example Copernicus and Kepler. But it was not a theory that was accepted during their lifetimes because the evidence was not strong enough. In the 17th century Newton discovered the law of gravity and the laws of motion, and he was able to use those theories to explain in detail how the Sun's gravity holds the planets in their orbits. That convinced many more people.

In the 19th century Bessel discovered that a nearby star, 61 Cygni, appears to move forward and back every 6 months as the Earth moves round the Sun. The movement is so slight that it had not been discovered before then. That was the final demonstration that forced everyone to accept the idea of heliocentricity.

So acceptance of the heliocentric idea was the product of work by Copernicus, Kepler, Newton and Bessel and of course many others.

Answer 5

This was the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who lived from 1473 to 1543- prior to his discovery, the opposite was believed, called the Ptolemaic Model, which held that the Earth was the centre of the solar system and that all else revolved around it.

Copernicus came into heavy conflict with the Catholic Church at the time, who regarded his views to be blasphemous and contrary to God's teaching. He was frequently arrested, tried, excommunicated from the Church and even exiled, whilst many of his works were burned, but he still managed to live until the age of 70, married and had several children.

Answer 6

Copernicus is the first in modern times, but he may have been basing his theory on the work of an earlier Greek Natural Philosopher. Galileo used a telescope and mathematics to prove Copernicus' hypothesis.

Answer 7

Many people proposed this. One of them who proved it was Galileo Galelei

Answer 8

The heliocentric theory was put foward by Copernicus.