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Kepler believed in different descriptions of Planetary Orbit then Copernicus.
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How was nicholas Copernicus research proven by Johannes Kepler?
Kepler's theory eventually replaced Copernicus's theory after Tycho Brahe's measurements enabled Kepler to realise that the planets move in elliptical orbits and not in the circles and epicycles of the older Ptolemaic and Copernican models. Copernicus was able to simplify the older model by placing the Sun at the centre instead of the Earth. Kepler in his new theory of 1609 retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
How did Kepler disagree with the theorys of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler found out that planets move in ellipses and move at variable speeds as they travel round the sun. The former theory of Copernicus was not wrong, but Kepler's theory was found to be more accurate when accurate observational methods were developed. Later Kepler's theory was backed up by theory when Newton's law of gravitation came along. However in the 20th century Einstein's theory of relativity produced some small corrections to the Kepler/Newton theory.
Why might Copernicus be consider as father of astronomy?
Because he was the first astronomer in modern times to devise a new model of the planets' orbits with the Sun at the centre. Copernicus's model of 1543 was rejected after Kepler's theory of 1609 was supported by later theories of dynamics, but Kepler retained the heliocentric principle and Copernicus's work was an important stage in the process of development of ideas.
Upon which point do Copernicus and Kepler disagree?
Kepler thought that the planets were all rotating on giant celestial spheres which were stacked between the 5 platonic solids. You can read about this in his book: Mysterium Cosmographicum Copernicus thought the planets orbits are circular, kepler decided they are elliptical. This however took him many years to discover, as also he thought that they were circular for a very long time. It was when one of the top astronomers of that time died (Tycho Brathe) and he got hold of his data that Kepler could finally make accurate calculations. From these calculations he found that the planets must have elliptical orbits, and he chose to believe Brathe's data rather than the age old belief in circular orbits.
Who discovered that your universe is heliocentric?
No one person, but big contributors were Copernicus (1543), Kepler (1609), Newton (1687) and Bessel (1838).
What did nicolaus Copernicus ask Johannes Kepler?
Nothing. Copernicus died years before Kepler was born.
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
Who wrote new astronomy of celestial physics?
Claudius Ptolemy wrote the first book of astronomy
What did Kepler and Copernicus find out and what evidence did they give?
Kepler and Copernicus found solar system and said that earth revolves around the sun.
He proved the theories of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler
How did Kepler's work improve on or support Copernicus' heliocentric?
Kepler completely replaced Copernicus's theory of the orbits of the planets, which was based on circles an epicycles, with a new theory using elliptical orbits. However Kepler retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
How did Kepler's work improve on or support Copernicus's heliocentric theory?
Kepler completely replaced Copernicus's theory of the orbits of the planets, which was based on circles an epicycles, with a new theory using elliptical orbits. However Kepler retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
What is the difference between Copernicus and Kepler's hypothesis?
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How was nicholas Copernicus research proven by Johannes Kepler?
Kepler's theory eventually replaced Copernicus's theory after Tycho Brahe's measurements enabled Kepler to realise that the planets move in elliptical orbits and not in the circles and epicycles of the older Ptolemaic and Copernican models. Copernicus was able to simplify the older model by placing the Sun at the centre instead of the Earth. Kepler in his new theory of 1609 retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
What did Kepler and Copernicus not find out?
Why the planets stayed int their orbit.
How did Johannes Kepler's theory differ from Copernicus?
Kepler formulated laws of planetary motion, while Copernicus merely(!) proposed that the sun was the center of the solar system rather than the earth.
Kepler's first law worked where Copernicus' original heliocentric model failed because Kepler described the orbits as?
Copernicus's theory did not fail but it was not as accurate as the Kepler model because it did not include elliptical orbits for the planets, as Kepler's model did. However the data for calculating the elliptical orbits did not become available until well after Copernicus's death so he had no chance of knowing about this change. Copernicus's model which used circles and epicycles was accurate to the standard of the observations that were available to him.
