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What made Galileo more likely to accept Copernicus model of the solar system?
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When Galileo observed that the planet Jupiter has moons which are in orbit around the planet, this made it more believable that planets orbit the sun, since it was already established that not everything orbits the Earth, as had previously been believed in the Ptolemaic system.
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How are Galileo and Copernicus similar and different?
They both belived that the Sun was in the center of the solar system.
Who was first correct on solar system Copernicus or Galileo?
Copernicus developed the theory, Galileo supported it with his observations.
What is a sentence for heliocentric?
Ptolemy thought that the Earth was the center of solar system and most people believed this theory. But Copernicus thought that the Sun was the center of solar system and most people didn't believed this theory. Who was right? Copernicus was right because later Galileo prove that if the Earth was at the center then he couldn't see the phases of Venus. Sentences for heliocentric. Galileo proved that the Copernicus's theory which was heliocentric was right.
How do you pronounce Galileo Galilei?
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuto de' Galilei
What is the dialog concerning the two chief world systems about?
It is the work in which Galileo defends Copernicus's heliocentric theory of the solar system. It brought him to the attention of the Inquisition.
Who proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit the sun?
Galileo and Copernicus
Did Galileo proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
No, Nicolaus Copernicus proposed it 21 years before Galileo was born.
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.
Who was convicted of heresy for supporting the sun centered view of the solar system?
Galileo Galilei
Who created the current model of the solar system?
Copernicus proposed it, Galileo fought for it. It is called the Heliocentric model.
How are Galileo and Copernicus similar and different?
They both belived that the Sun was in the center of the solar system.
Which famous astronomer observed Venus and Jupiter and supported Copernicus' theory of a heliocentric solar system?
Galileo Galilee
Who was first correct on solar system Copernicus or Galileo?
Copernicus developed the theory, Galileo supported it with his observations.
What is a sentence for heliocentric?
Ptolemy thought that the Earth was the center of solar system and most people believed this theory. But Copernicus thought that the Sun was the center of solar system and most people didn't believed this theory. Who was right? Copernicus was right because later Galileo prove that if the Earth was at the center then he couldn't see the phases of Venus. Sentences for heliocentric. Galileo proved that the Copernicus's theory which was heliocentric was right.
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.
How do you pronounce Galileo Galilei?
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuto de' Galilei
How were the contributions of nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo galilei to the scientific to the scientific revolution different?
Copernicus created the mathematical theory to prove that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of our solar system. Galilei provided the calculations and observations to prove Copernicus' theory.
