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Which Italian mathematician and astronmer was forbidden by authorities to teach his ideas?
Galileo. He taught that the earth revolves around the sun which is true but authorities felt the earth was the center of the universe because God created it, so the sun must revolve around the earth.
How did Nicolaus Copernicus come up with his ideas?
That the earth revolved around the sun, rather than the reverse. Copernicus was a catholic priest and at the time the church taught that the sun revolved around the earth. So to avoid controversy, he claimed that his idea was just to simplify a number of astronomical calculations. It was Galileo that established the heliocentric system and was forced to retract of be tortured.
Who was a self-taught African American writer that eventually became one of Thomas Jefferson's Presidential advisors and published an astronomy almanac?
Benjamin Banneker was a self-taught African American writer who became one of Thomas Jefferson's Presidential advisors. He was known for publishing an astronomy almanac which gained him recognition as a mathematician and astronomer.
Does the Big Bang theory get taught in primary schools?
The Big Bang theory is typically not taught in primary schools, as the concept may be too complex for young children to grasp. However, some basic concepts related to the formation of the universe may be introduced at a simplified level.
Who was imprisoned because his idea was that the earth was the center of the solar system?
No one .. It was the other way around the church taught that bull.. I believe it was Copernicus that said the sun was the center of the solar system and for fear of the church didn't publish his work till the end of his life
Astronomer who taught that the earth was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
Aristarchus was an astronomer who taught that the sun was?
Aristarchus was an ancient Greek astronomer who proposed that the Sun, not the Earth, was at the center of the solar system. He suggested a heliocentric model of the universe, where the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. This idea was revolutionary but was not widely accepted in his time.
What Astronomer taught that the earth was the center of the universe?
Claudius Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, proposed the geocentric model which placed Earth at the center of the universe. This model was widely accepted for over a millennium until the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus gained more support.
What was the middle aged view of the universe?
The Catholic church taught that the earth was the center of the universe and all things moved around the earth. Man was the greatest creature of the universe.
What was considered the center of the universe in the middle Ages?
It was taught, and considered general knowledge, that the earth was the center of the universe. This went along with the thought that man was superior over all things and that the only thing greater was God, but to communicate with God man had to go to the Church.
Why were Copernicus ideas about the order of the universe deemed to be dangereous to church thinking?
The church taught that man was the center of the universe and all things evolved around man. Copernicus stated that earth/man was not the center of the universe and the sun was the center. The church saw this as heresy and that it took power from them because they had made themselves the connection between man and God. Since God was the ruler of the universe and determined all of what man saw and did the science of Copernicus was heresy.
What is a strategic problem with the Alamo?
generations of texas schoolchildren have been taught that the battle at the center of the texas revolution was our finest hour. Maybe so but it was also a military mistake of mythic proportions.
Why didn't jesus know the Earth wasn't the center of our Solar System or anything about our Universe?
He probably never gave it much thought. He had more interesting things on his mind. Another Answer: Jesus taught us to forgive our enemies and love our neighbor and in so doing we would discover that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System and discover everything about the universe.
Who taught the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers?
pythogora
What do they teach at a Center for the Performing Arts?
There are a number of courses which are taught at a Center for the Performing Arts. Some courses that would be taught include play writing and improvisation.
Who taught that the universe fallowed the same rules as music and numbers?
nvm pythagoras
Where did Maria Mitchell go to college?
She was an astronomer, discovered a comet, and later taught astronomy on the college level. She was probably the first American female astronomer of note.
