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Kepler's model of 1609 was more accurate than Copernicus' model of 1543 because it provided a more accurate fit to measurements of the planets' positions made by Tycho Brahe at the end of the 1500s. However, both models predicted the planets' positions fairly accurately, as did the ancient theory produced by Claudio Ptolemy (90-168).
Kepler's model, which has the planets in elliptical orbits, became accepted as right after it was later demonstrated that the elliptical orbits were the result of the newly discovered law of gravity. Kepler's model is used today.
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What did nicolaus Copernicus ask Johannes Kepler?
Nothing. Copernicus died years before Kepler was born.
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
What is the main difference between Kepler's system and Copernicus system?
The main difference between Kepler's system and Copernicus' system lies in their approach to planetary motion. Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model, where the Sun is at the center of the solar system, while Kepler's model focused on the elliptical orbits of planets around the Sun. Copernicus' system laid the groundwork for a sun-centered model, while Kepler's laws of planetary motion provided a more accurate description of the paths planets take as they orbit the Sun.
He proved the theories of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler
How did Johannes Kepler's theory differ from Copernicus?
Kepler formulated laws of planetary motion, while Copernicus merely(!) proposed that the sun was the center of the solar system rather than the earth.
Kepler's first law worked where Copernicus' original heliocentric model failed because Kepler described the orbits as?
Copernicus's theory did not fail but it was not as accurate as the Kepler model because it did not include elliptical orbits for the planets, as Kepler's model did. However the data for calculating the elliptical orbits did not become available until well after Copernicus's death so he had no chance of knowing about this change. Copernicus's model which used circles and epicycles was accurate to the standard of the observations that were available to him.
How did Kepler disagree with Copernicus?
Kepler disagreed with Copernicus on the shape of planetary orbits. Copernicus believed in circular orbits, while Kepler's observations led him to propose elliptical orbits. Kepler's laws of planetary motion refined and corrected some of the assumptions in Copernicus' heliocentric model.
What did nicolaus Copernicus ask Johannes Kepler?
Nothing. Copernicus died years before Kepler was born.
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
What is the main difference between Kepler's system and Copernicus system?
The main difference between Kepler's system and Copernicus' system lies in their approach to planetary motion. Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model, where the Sun is at the center of the solar system, while Kepler's model focused on the elliptical orbits of planets around the Sun. Copernicus' system laid the groundwork for a sun-centered model, while Kepler's laws of planetary motion provided a more accurate description of the paths planets take as they orbit the Sun.
Who wrote new astronomy of celestial physics?
Claudius Ptolemy wrote the first book of astronomy
What did Kepler and Copernicus find out and what evidence did they give?
Kepler and Copernicus found solar system and said that earth revolves around the sun.
How did Kepler disagree with the theorys of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler found out that planets move in ellipses and move at variable speeds as they travel round the sun. The former theory of Copernicus was not wrong, but Kepler's theory was found to be more accurate when accurate observational methods were developed. Later Kepler's theory was backed up by theory when Newton's law of gravitation came along. However in the 20th century Einstein's theory of relativity produced some small corrections to the Kepler/Newton theory.
He proved the theories of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler
How did Kepler's work improve on or support Copernicus' heliocentric?
Kepler completely replaced Copernicus's theory of the orbits of the planets, which was based on circles an epicycles, with a new theory using elliptical orbits. However Kepler retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
How did Kepler's work improve on or support Copernicus's heliocentric theory?
Kepler completely replaced Copernicus's theory of the orbits of the planets, which was based on circles an epicycles, with a new theory using elliptical orbits. However Kepler retained Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre.
What is the difference between Copernicus and Kepler's hypothesis?
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