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Nicolas Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the solar system. Before that most believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.

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Who influenced Nicolas Copernicus?

Nicolas Copernicus was influenced by his uncle, after his father died when Nicolas was only ten. His uncle educated him. Also, note people spell his name many different ways so pick which one i guess..


Why was Copernicus's theory seen as extreme?

The theory of Copernicus was revolutionary because at the time, people believed that Earth was the center of the solar system instead of the Sun.


Why was Copernicus theory revolutionary?

The theory of Copernicus was revolutionary because at the time, people believed the Earth was the center of the solar system instead of the Sun.


Why was Copernicus' theory hated so much?

Cause people strongly believed in the bible .


What belief did nicholas Copernicus have that revolutionized other peoples way of thinking?

Copernicus was one of the people that proposed the idea of a heliocentric model of the solar system. Prior to Copernicus most people believed in the geocentric model in which all things revolved around the Earth. He published his ideas in the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestiu (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres).


What is corpernicus theory?

Contrary to most people of the 14th Century, Copernicus believed that the Earth revolved around the sun. Galileo later proved Copernicus' theory to be correct.


What did Nicolas Copernicus say people had backwards?

Nicolas Copernicus argued that people had the structure of the universe backwards by placing the Earth at the center, instead of the Sun. In his heliocentric model, he proposed that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun, challenging the long-held geocentric view. This revolutionary idea laid the groundwork for modern astronomy and shifted the way humanity perceived its place in the cosmos.


Did Copernicus and Galileo believed that earth was at the center of the universe?

They believed in a heliocentric universe. This meaning that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that the sun was. However, many people , including the church, did not agree with this theory. Instead they believed in a geocentric universe. Plato and Aristotle believed in this theory.


What did many people believe until Copernicus proved them wrong by using math?

At that time, many people believed that the world was flat. Some still do.


List 8 important people of the scientific revolution?

Johannes Kepler Isaac Newton Nicolas Copernicus Galileo Galilei William Gilbert Tycho Brahe ANtony van Leeunhoek sorry that's only seven but that's all i got


What is important about the copernican revolution?

Part of why the Copernican revolution was so important is because it changed how people viewed the word. Before Copernicus, they believed in Ptolemy, who thought that the earth was flat.


Why did Copernicus get into trouble?

He said the world orbited the sun, people didnt like this because they believed everything revolved around us, earth!