Copernicus believed the planetary motions were due to:
The scientist that made highly accurate measurements that first disapproved the theories of Ptolmy and Copernicus was called Brahe.
Nicolaus Copernicus was studied by many scholars after his time, but key figures include Galileo Galilei, who supported and expanded upon his heliocentric model, and Johannes Kepler, who provided the laws of planetary motion that further validated Copernicus's theories. Additionally, later astronomers and scientists, such as Isaac Newton, built upon the foundations laid by Copernicus in developing modern astronomy. His work also influenced the Scientific Revolution, prompting critical re-evaluations of the geocentric model of the universe.
Galileo Galilei was the Italian astronomer who supported Copernicus's theories by using his own observations through a telescope to provide evidence for the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Aristotle said the earth was in the center. Ptolemy supported Aristotle and added to it. Copernicus said the sun was in the middle. Galileo also said the sun was in the center and added to Copernicus.
All the theories have Mercury and Venus between the Earth and the Sun.
Several astronomers wrote theories of planetary motion. Ptolemy's theories date to antiquity. Copernicus wrote his theories in the early 16th century. Kepler's theories were written in the early 17th century.
Kepler's findings, particularly his laws of planetary motion, provided strong mathematical support for Copernicus's heliocentric model, demonstrating that planets move in elliptical orbits rather than perfect circles. This contradicted Ptolemy's geocentric model, which relied on complex circular orbits and epicycles to explain planetary movements. By showing that the sun, not the Earth, is at the center of planetary orbits, Kepler's work helped to validate Copernicus's theories and laid the groundwork for modern astronomy, ultimately displacing the Ptolemaic system.
Johannes Kepler
in the late 1700s
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 was studied by many scholars after his time, but key figures include Galileo Galilei, who supported and expanded upon his heliocentric model, and Johannes Kepler, who provided the laws of planetary motion that further validated Copernicus's theories. Additionally, later astronomers and scientists, such as Isaac Newton, built upon the foundations laid by Copernicus in developing modern astronomy. His work also influenced the Scientific Revolution, prompting critical re-evaluations of the geocentric model of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the earth WAS NOT the center of the universe using math and science to form his theories.
He knew that the church would oppose his theories.
There are numerous theories of planetary motion. Ptolemaeus (earth in the centre), Copernicus (the sun in the centre, planets orbit around it), Kepler (planet orbits are ellipses) all wrote such theories.
Galileo Galilei was the Italian astronomer who supported Copernicus's theories by using his own observations through a telescope to provide evidence for the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Nicolaus Copernicus