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Who was more accurate Ptolemy or Copernicus?
Copernicus was correct in believing in the heliocentric model of the Solar System, which said the planets rotated round the sun. Ptolemy accepted the traditional geocentric view which had the Earth at the centre of the Solar System.
Who said earth moves around the sun?
Aristarchus of Samos
What did Galileo do to get imprisoned?
Galileo was imprisoned for promoting the heliocentric model of the solar system, which challenged the geocentric beliefs of the Catholic Church. He was found guilty of heresy by the Inquisition for supporting Copernican theory.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church feel Galileo's discoveries were heresy?
Some Catholic ethologists saw them as heresy because they supported the Copernicus' discovery that the earth rotated around the sun. Catholic theology had endorsed the view of Ptolemy (an ancient Greek astronomer) that the sun rotated around the earth. The new discoveries clashed with the Catholic doctrine of the time. Galileo was lucky because the pope was not bother about these issue. This meant that his inquisition led to his house arrest.
What would happen if the world suddenly change direction and spun clockwise and rotated around the sun clockwise?
Eclipse of the sun
How did Gailieo change Western Civilization?
Gailieo changed the western civilization , by saying that the sun was the center of the Universe and the earth rotated round the sun , and not the sun around the earth. Even when he was told that he could face death for this silly belief and hebetter change his view, Gailieo said all the same earth does rotate around the sun.
How sun revolve around the earth?
Earth revolves around the sun. 'Nuff Said.
How do you rewrite this sentence in indirect speech 'The earth revolves around the sun' said the teacher?
The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
What if the earth rotated on it's axis and the axis was tilted but the earth did not move around the sun?
Seasons will not change Anyways, you can't challenge nature
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 was more accurate Ptolemy or Copernicus?
Copernicus was correct in believing in the heliocentric model of the Solar System, which said the planets rotated round the sun. Ptolemy accepted the traditional geocentric view which had the Earth at the centre of the Solar System.
Who said the Earth travels around the sun?
Nicolas Copernicus
Who said earth moves around the sun?
Aristarchus of Samos
Who said earth revolved around sun?
Galileo Galilei.
What satellite revolves around the earth?
Earth, like all the other 7 planets, revolves around the sun. Hence, earth is said to be a part of the "Solar" system.
Why can not you see the sun at night?
Because the side of the Earth which you are on has rotated so that it is facing away from the Sun (into space)
The Greek scientist Aristarchus was the first person to suggest what?
He first suggested that the Earth (and the other planets that were then known) rotated around the Sun instead of the other way around.
