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What did Ptolemy and Copernicus use to try to explain the universe?
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What discoveries of Galileo's helped confirm the views of Copernicus?
With the use of his new invention, the telescope, Galileo was able to verify Copernicus's theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun. He was placed under house arrest for his views, by the Catholic Church.
Who later confirmed Copernicus' ideas about the Earth moving around the sun?
Nicholas Copernicus 1473-1543 was a Polish priest and astronomer who created an alternative model of the planets which put the Sun at the centre, instead of the Earth as generally accepted at that time.Kepler's model is the one we use today, and it has the Sun at the centre, like the Copernican model, but all the other details of Copernicus's theory were rejected in favour of elliptical orbits.
How do you use Copernicus in a sentence?
You have just done that. You could also say "Nicholas Copernicus liked pizza".
What 3 tools did nicolaus Copernicus use?
Basically, Copernicus used math to figure things out. To draw a figure for himself or for publication, he might use a compass or a straightedge, but what motivated his change from a geocentric to a heliocentric system---i.e., from an Earth-centered to a Sun-centered system---was a combination of aesthetics and mathematics. The reason people took him seriously is because of the latter: he provided a mathematical basis for saying that the Sun, and not Earth, lay at the center of our planetary system.
Did Nicolas Copernicus use a telescope to prove his theory?
Nicolas Copernicus did not use a telescope, the use of the telescope to study the solar system was not done until over 50 years later by Galileo.
Why didn't Copernicus use a telescope to prove his theories?
Because he didn't invent the Telescope so he saw it from his naked eye
What did Ptolemy and Copernicus use to try to explain the universe?
copernicus
How did Copernicus use the idea of bodies tending toward different centers to support his theory?
The ideaitself tend toward the "heaviest" center was basis of the geocentric system. Copernicus argued that movement was basis of that system is only perceived, not real and used examples to predict the movement of planets to support his own theory
Did nicolaus Copernicus invent the globe?
No, globes as both celestial and terrestrial maps had been in use for centuries before Copernicus. Copernicus first presented the heliocentric model of the solar system, with the sun in the centre. However the earth and the heavenly bodies as globes, was a concept invented long before him.
What discoveries of Galileo's helped confirm the views of Copernicus?
With the use of his new invention, the telescope, Galileo was able to verify Copernicus's theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun. He was placed under house arrest for his views, by the Catholic Church.
Who later confirmed Copernicus' ideas about the Earth moving around the sun?
Nicholas Copernicus 1473-1543 was a Polish priest and astronomer who created an alternative model of the planets which put the Sun at the centre, instead of the Earth as generally accepted at that time.Kepler's model is the one we use today, and it has the Sun at the centre, like the Copernican model, but all the other details of Copernicus's theory were rejected in favour of elliptical orbits.
How far could Nickolas Copernicus' telescope see?
Copernicus did not use a telescope in his astronomical work.
What force does use to the movement of the solid parts of the earth?
In science ,Geology
How do you use Copernicus in a sentence?
You have just done that. You could also say "Nicholas Copernicus liked pizza".
How far did Nickolas Copernicus' telescope go?
Copernicus did not use a telescope in his astronomical work, and probably never owned one.
What movement is shown on maps by arrows running on Earth's surface?
It depends on the type of map in use.
