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In the 1600s Copernicus and Galileo believed that the earth and other planets orbited the sun Why were their ideas not accepted at first?
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∙ 11y ago
Answer this question…His views went against traditional beliefs, including those of the Roman Catholic Church
Caroline Cronin
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∙ 8y agoBecause they had believed the Earth was at the centre for 1400 years and they were not going to listen to someone who had no proof of his new theory - it was only a theory at that time.
Eventually most of Copernicus's theory was thrown out anyway, and the only thing that was retained was the idea that the Sun is at the centre. The modern theory is the one devised by Kepler and confirmed by Newton's theories 70-80 years after it appeared.
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∙ 11y agoIn the 1600's galileo and copernicus believed that the earth and other planets orbited the sun. Why were their ideas not accsepted at first
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agobecause they couldn't expect they'd been wrong
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How was Copernicus' model of the universe different from ptomely's model?
Ptomely thought that the earth was at the centre of the universe and everything revolved around it. His model had everything moving in perfect circles or circles within circles. Copernicus suggested that the Earth in fact revolved around the sun. It wasn't until Galileo and the invention of the telescope that Copernicus was proved right Later Kepler went on to prove that the planets orbit in elliptical and not circular orbits.
How are ptolemy and copernicus' ideas about the universe different from each other?
Ptolemy and Copernicus' ideas about the universe are different from each other in the sense that Ptolemy thought that every celestial object as well as the sun and the moon orbited the Earth whereas Copernicus had the thought that all planets orbited the Sun, while the Moon orbited the Earth.
What did nicholaus Copernicus contribute to the scientific revolution?
I am not sure in what depth you would like this answered but Copernicus was the first to show evidence that the earth orbited the sun and not vice versa which was what scientists at that time believed.
What is nicolaus Copernicus achievement?
He was the first to say that the earth along with the other heavenly bodies orbited around the sun not the other way around.
Did Copernicus add planets to the geocentric model?
No. He only came with the idea of a heliocentric model. (Sun-centred) He also stated that the Earth orbited around it.
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!
Who believed that the planets orbited the earth?
The notion that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun was first proposed in the 3rd century BC by Aristarchus of Samos. However, it was not until the 16th century that a fully predictive mathematical model of a heliocentric system was presented, by mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. In the following century, this model was elaborated and expanded by Johannes Kepler and supporting observations made using a telescope were presented by Galileo Galilei.
What did Galileo Galilel discoverer?
Galileo Galileo discovered the objects in the solar system orbited the sun not the earth
Who observed that Jupiter's moons orbited Jupiter and not the earth?
Galileo
What was Copernicus' theory about the sun and planets. how was it different from what people believed before?
Copernicus's theory was called the Heliocentric Theory. It said that the Earth and planets orbited around the sun, and the Sun was the center of the universe. The previous theory, mainly advocated by the Catholic Church, was called the Geocentric Theory; which stated that the Sun and planets orbited around the Earth, and that the Earth was the center of the Universe.
He was forced to admit publicly that the earth stood motionless at the center of the universe?
Yeah, Galileo Galilei did it and was forced to retract it publicly, otherwise..... But they thought the sun orbited the earth....Galileo stated that the earth orbited the sun....
How was Copernicus' model of the universe different from ptomely's model?
Ptomely thought that the earth was at the centre of the universe and everything revolved around it. His model had everything moving in perfect circles or circles within circles. Copernicus suggested that the Earth in fact revolved around the sun. It wasn't until Galileo and the invention of the telescope that Copernicus was proved right Later Kepler went on to prove that the planets orbit in elliptical and not circular orbits.
How was Copernicus model of the universe different from ptolemy's?
Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the moon.No. The above answer is incorrect.Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the EARTH in epicycles. Not the moon. (The model that modeled the planets orbiting earth was the Geocentric model. Aristotle theorized this.)Copernicus's model is known as the Heliocentric model. Ptolemy's theory of epicycles is when the planets revolved in large circles around Earth.
How was Copernicus model of the universe different from Ptolemy's model?
Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the moon.No. The above answer is incorrect.Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the EARTH in epicycles. Not the moon. (The model that modeled the planets orbiting earth was the Geocentric model. Aristotle theorized this.)Copernicus's model is known as the Heliocentric model. Ptolemy's theory of epicycles is when the planets revolved in large circles around Earth.
How was Copernicus model of the universe different from ptolemys model?
Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the moon.No. The above answer is incorrect.Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the EARTH in epicycles. Not the moon. (The model that modeled the planets orbiting earth was the Geocentric model. Aristotle theorized this.)Copernicus's model is known as the Heliocentric model. Ptolemy's theory of epicycles is when the planets revolved in large circles around Earth.
What was the essence of Galileo's conflict with the catholic church?
the earth orbited around the sun bruh
How was the heliocentric model proven?
Although it was first suggested by Nicholas Copernicus, it was proven by Galileo Galilei. He was the first person to view the cosmos through a telescope. He saw that the planet Venus went through phases, just like the moon. That was the proof that Earth was a planet and it orbited the Sun.
