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What was Copernicus' contribution to physics?
The revolution of the planets about the sun, but he wanted to use circles.
What did Ptolemy and Copernicus use to try to explain the universe?
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What is the contribution of the astronomer Copernicus using the term heliocentric?
Copernicus developed an interim theory of the planets in which the Sun was at the centre instead of the Earth as had previously been believed. Although Copernicus's theory only lasted from 1543 to 1609 when Kepler's theory replaced it, it is regarded as a useful step along the way.
How do you use Copernicus in a sentence?
You have just done that. You could also say "Nicholas Copernicus liked pizza".
What year did Copernicus get imprisoned?
Copernicus was never imprisoned.
What was Copernicus' contribution to physics?
The revolution of the planets about the sun, but he wanted to use circles.
The great contribution of Nicholas Copernicus was to?
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. His greatest contribution was to assert that the earth revolves around the sun. At the time that Copernicus lived, the general conception was that the sun revolved around earth.
Give the big contribution of Nicholas Copernicus?
heliocentric theory
What did Ptolemy and Copernicus use to try to explain the universe?
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How were the contribution of Nicolaus Copernicus and galilei to the scientific revolution different?
Galileo used more advanced technology to find stronger observational evidence than Copernicus was ever able to provide.
What scientific contribution did Copernicus Galileo and newton make to the age of reason?
Copernicus proposed the theory of a heliocentric model while Galileo improved the telescope, studied Jupiter's moons, and supported the heliocentric model
Which of these was not a contribution of Copernicus?
Which is not a contribution of Copernicus? A) The Sun lies at the center of the solar system. B) Mars will retrograde when we overtake it near opposition. C) Planetary orbits are elliptical in shape. D) Venus retrogrades when she overtakes us at inferior conjunction. E) The approximate spacing of the planet orbits away from the sun.
What is a German contribution to astronomy?
The German Johannes Kepler and his laws of planetary motion is an important contribution to science and astronomy
How far could Nickolas Copernicus' telescope see?
Copernicus did not use a telescope in his astronomical work.
How wear the contribution of Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo Galileo to the scientific revolution simile?
I am not sure they used similes. Copernicus postulated a sun-centered solar system through what today we would call reason and thought experiments. Galileo's careful observations through his telescope confirmed Copernicus's hypothesis.
What is the contribution of the astronomer Copernicus using the term heliocentric?
Copernicus developed an interim theory of the planets in which the Sun was at the centre instead of the Earth as had previously been believed. Although Copernicus's theory only lasted from 1543 to 1609 when Kepler's theory replaced it, it is regarded as a useful step along the way.
How do you use Copernicus in a sentence?
You have just done that. You could also say "Nicholas Copernicus liked pizza".
