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Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a famous Polish astronomer and mathematician. He was best known for his work “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres,” which states that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
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In what year did Copernicus say that the earth goes around the sun?
Why were the ideas of Copernicus rejected for so long?
Because the Roman Catholic church had enormous power at the time. They had decided that the earth was the center of the universe, and that any other theory was heresy. Anyone who expressed agreement with Copernicus was liable to be arrested by the Inquisition; he would then risk imprisonment, torture and burning at the stake. Galileo Galilei, the foremost Italian physicist of the day, was arrested for just this, and forced to recant.
Did Nicolaus Copernicus have any grandchildren?
No, Nicolaus Copernicus did not have any grandchildren. He was never married and had no children, and would not have had any grandchildren.
What was Copernicus book about?
I am not sure which of his books you are asking us about, since he wrote at least three of them. But his best known was On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres (in Latin,
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium). Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer, and this book taught something entirely new for the 1500s-- that the planets revolved around the sun.
What was not a major advantage of Copernicus' Sun-centered model over the Ptolemaic model?
It made significantly better predictions of planetary positions in our sky.
Did the heliocentric theory challenge the geocentric theory?
Yes. The geocentric theory was established by renowned ancient thinkers like Aristotle and Ptolemy. It was also the belief of the then-dominant Roman Catholic Church. Few people were willing to challenge the teachings of Ptolemy, Aristotle and the Roman Catholic church.
When Galileo Galilei proposed the heliocentric theory, he was prosecuted by the Catholic church. He was forced to take his theories back or risk ruining his family's reputation as well as death.
How did the early astronomer Copernicus study the stars?
Other people recorded their observations of the stars and planets with astrolabes. Ptolemy came up with a (very complicated) mathematical system that would predict the location of planets over time. His basic, geocentric idea was modified over the centuries, but only became more complicated as observations became more exact. Copernicus took these observations that others had written down, and proposed a heliocentric system that he (correctly) noted was far simpler in making accurate predictions.
How did galileo's observation support the heliocentric system?
Venus goes through phases similar to those of Earth's moon.
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What did Nicolaus Copernicus look like?
nicolaus copernicus had short black hair, blue eyes, and a scar under his eye
Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473
and died on May 24, 1543
When did Nicolaus Copernicus' mother die?
All reports say that she died when he was a young boy, but that's all that's known. That would place her death sometime around the mid-1470s.
When did nicholas Copernicus live?
Compernicus lived from 19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543 according to Wikipedia.
Why did some people oppose the heliocentric theory?
They believed it contradicted what was written in the bible.
