The main response to his theory came from the Catholic Church. In this time period the church taught that man was the center of the universe and his theory proved that wasn't true. The church put him on trial for questioning the dogma that they preached. Others were very careful not to have the church turn their eye on them.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
The scientist that made highly accurate measurements that first disapproved the theories of Ptolmy and Copernicus was called Brahe.
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Nicolaus Copernicus!
Nicolaus Copernicus was the scientist who proposed that the planets move around the sun in circular orbits, known as heliocentrism. His theory laid the foundation for modern astronomy and challenged the geocentric model.