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Copernicus used early trigonometry to show that the observations of the movements of the planets in the sky are most easily explained by assuming that the Earth and other planets orbited around the Sun. He published this in 1543 in Poland. Copernicus also made contributions to Mathematics.

It had previously been assumed that the Earth was the centre of the universe and that all other bodies revolved around the Earth. This appeared obvious to ancient astronomers since the heavenly bodies all rose in the East and set in the West. The planets (wanderers) altered their places in the sky relative to other bodies and this was explained by assuming that their motions executed circles within circles. However, in order to fit observations, this had to be carried to a ridiculous extreme.

The theory that all other bodies revolved around the Earth had become part of religious dogma, so was vehemently opposed by the church.

Copernicus's doctrine was opposed by the church for many years. In 1616 the Catholic church declared that it was contrary to the scriptures. Galileo had been a champion of Copernicus in Italy and was forced to recant and spent the rest of his life (1564-1642) under house arrest by order of the inquisition.


He proposed a heliocentric system that Earth orbits the sun. apex cx

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