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It didn't, at first. Copernicus was no better at predicting the exact position of the planets relative to Earth than was Ptolemy. This was because Copernicus was still relying on circular, uniform motion. Only when Kepler threw out circles for Ellipses with varying speeds did the predictions work.
Still, this was too subtle and mathematical for many Geocentric believers. The nail in the coffin was Gaileo's telescope, which showed "flaws" in the moon's surface, other moons orbiting Jupiter (not Earth), and Venus having phases that could only be explained by a sun-centered orbit.
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The heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
the heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
How does heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric model?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that planets rotate around the sun, where the geocentric theory said that everything orbited around Earth.
What are the geocentric and heliocentric theories of the universe?
The Geocentric or Ptolemaic Model put the earth at the center of the Universe. The Heliocentric Model postulated by Copernicus and, before him, Aristarchus, places the Sun at the center of the Solar System. Galileo's observations proved the validity of the Heliocentric Model.
How are the heliocentric theory and the geocentric theory different?
Heliocentric = The Sun is at the center of our solar system. Geocentric = The Earth is at the center of our solar system. Insisting the Sun is at the center, which it is, once very much angered the church.
Was Copernican in the heliocentric or geocentric system?
The proposed the heliocentric system.
Why has the heliocentric model been replaced with the geocentric model?
The heliocentric model is the one that replaces the geocentric model because the heliocentric model better described the solar system.
Was brane's theory geocentric or heliocentric?
Neither, The Geocentric theory was created by a student of 'Plato's' by the name of Ptolemy. The Heliocentric theory was by Copernicus.
About the hliocentric and geocentric?
most scientist believe in the heliocentric more than the geocentric
What is the difference between the geocentric view and the heliocentric view?
Geocentric: Earth is center of the solar system. Heliocentric: Sun is the centre of the solar system.
The heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
the heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
Did Aristotle believe in geocentric or heliocentric?
Aristotle was a geocentric believer( the earth was at the center of the universe.
How does the heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that planets rotate around the sun, where the geocentric theory said that everything orbited around Earth.
What was the prevailing belief when Christopher Columbus set sail heliocentric or geocentric?
At that time it was still geocentric.
Who contradicted the geocentric system?
The Heliocentric System. m.i.
How does heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric model?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that planets rotate around the sun, where the geocentric theory said that everything orbited around Earth.
