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That the earth revolves around the sun, not that the sun revolves around the earth.
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What was Copernicus' idea of the motion of the planets?
He believed in Heliocentrism (That the sun was the centre of the universe, not Earth).
Which of these did Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe?
No, that was what the scriptures said, but Copernicus's model, also promoted by Galileo, had the Sun at the centre instead.
Who first introduced the idea that the Earth and plants revolve around the sun?
The idea that the Earth and plants revolve around the sun was introduced by the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century. This heliocentric model challenged the prevailing geocentric belief that the Earth was the center of the universe.
Who changed the idea of the earth centered solar system to a sun centered solar system?
Copernicus
How are ptolemy and copernicus' ideas about the universe different from each other?
Ptolemy and Copernicus' ideas about the universe are different from each other in the sense that Ptolemy thought that every celestial object as well as the sun and the moon orbited the Earth whereas Copernicus had the thought that all planets orbited the Sun, while the Moon orbited the Earth.
