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He revolutionized astronomy with his ideas about the heliocentric universe, he also published a book about the orbits of the planets and his ideas about the heliocentric universe

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Did Copernicus make up the four elements that are in every living thing water air fire earth?

Copernicus did not invent the concept of the four elements (water, air, fire, earth). This idea dates back to ancient Greek philosophy, particularly to the works of philosophers like Empedocles and Aristotle. Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer known for his heliocentric theory of the universe.


Contary to ptolemy what did Copernicus argue concerning the construction of the universe?

Copernicus came up with a new theory of the planets' movements among the stars in 1543. It had the Sun at the centre instead of the Earth, which was in the centre in the ancient Ptolemaic theory. Both theories used circles and epicycles to describe the planet's orbits, which they modelled quite accurately. Copernicus's theory was promoted by Galileo. The modern theory retains Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, but it uses elliptical orbits for the planets and was devised by Kepler (1609) working with the latest observations by Tycho Brahe.


Who was the first person to come up with the idea of a sun-centered model?

The idea of a sun-centered model of the solar system was proposed by the ancient Greek astronomer, Aristarchus of Samos, in the 3rd century BCE. Known as heliocentrism, this concept challenged the prevailing geocentric model that placed Earth at the center of the universe.


Who was the polish astronomer who suggested the sun was in the center if the universe?

Nicolaus Copernicus, in 1543 , proposed his version of the heliocentric (Sun-centered) organization of the universe.(from De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events andthe harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts,as they say, 'with both eyes open'.


What view of the solar system was first proposed by Nicholas Copernicus?

Copernicus proposed a new model of the planets as they move among the stars, and it was published in 1543, the year he died. The model was similar to Ptolemy's model that had been used for 1400 years, in that it used circles and epicycles. The difference was that the new theory had the Sun at the centre instead of the Earth. Copernicus said it was a simpler model, and it was in a sense. It had just as many or even more epicycles to allow for the eccentricity of the planets' orbits and their inclination to the ecliptic (as now understood), but the epicycles were reduced in size, in some cases by a lot. In the Ptolemaic model each planet had its major epicycle approximately equal to the size of the Earth's orbit (as we know know), while Copernicus's model used much smaller epicycles. However both models were rejected when Kepler came up with his idea that the orbits are ellipses, and, later, Newton's discoveries showed why they have to be ellipses. So the earlier models were consigned to the history books - except for the idea of having the Sun at the centre.

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Did Copernicus make up the four elements that are in every living thing water air fire earth?

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What was the controversial idea of Nicklaus Copernicus?

Copernicus devised a new model of the planets' movements among the stars. To do this he made modifications to the ancient Ptolemaic system. Copernicus considered that the ancient model was geometrically complicated and that it could be simplified very much by placing the Sun at the centre, instead of the Earth. This was controversial because the Ptolemaic model had been around for well over 1000 years and had been incorporated into the scriptures, and it was believed the Earth is at the centre. Not only was it believed but it was also religious dogma. In the end Kepler came up with a new model of elliptical orbits that was shown to be right many years later after the law of gravity and the laws of motion had been discovered. Kepler's theory is the one that is still in use today. Kepler's theory retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, so Copernicus was proved right in the end, although during Copernicus's lifetime he had no way of knowing it.


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Contary to ptolemy what did Copernicus argue concerning the construction of the universe?

Copernicus came up with a new theory of the planets' movements among the stars in 1543. It had the Sun at the centre instead of the Earth, which was in the centre in the ancient Ptolemaic theory. Both theories used circles and epicycles to describe the planet's orbits, which they modelled quite accurately. Copernicus's theory was promoted by Galileo. The modern theory retains Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, but it uses elliptical orbits for the planets and was devised by Kepler (1609) working with the latest observations by Tycho Brahe.


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Who was the first person to come up with the idea of a sun-centered model?

The idea of a sun-centered model of the solar system was proposed by the ancient Greek astronomer, Aristarchus of Samos, in the 3rd century BCE. Known as heliocentrism, this concept challenged the prevailing geocentric model that placed Earth at the center of the universe.


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