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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who is best known for the astronomical theory that the Sun was near the center of the universe and that the Earth and other planets rotated around the center. He also stated that the Earth spinning on its axis, rotates once daily and makes a full revolution around the Sun in a year. Copernicus did not believe that the Earth and other planets were influenced by or revolved due to the Sun, instead he believed that the Sun was located near the center of the universe. It was this center of the universe which influenced those bodies and caused them to revolve. This theory is called the heliocentric or sun-center theory of the universe.
He believed in the theory that the Earth revolved around the sun and not the other way around. He didn't publish his findings until before his death because he was afraid of going against the church and of being persecuted.
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What religion did Copernicus believe in?
Roman catholic
Which of these Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe?
the sun
What did Copernicus believe the planetary motions were due to?
3r
Did Copernicus believe in the Earth-centered theory?
No Nicolaus Copernicus did not believe in the earth centered theory he believed that the earth and other planets center and revolve around the sun.
What did people believe before Copernicus?
that the earth was the center of the universe and that the earth wAS FLAT
What religion did Copernicus believe in?
Roman catholic
Which of these Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe?
the sun
What did Copernicus believe the planetary motions were due to?
3r
What religion did Nicolaus Copernicus believe in?
Roman Catholic
What was Copernicus's wife name?
I believe her name was Eva
Why did some believe Copernicus' theory?
It's correct
Did Copernicus believe in the Earth-centered theory?
No Nicolaus Copernicus did not believe in the earth centered theory he believed that the earth and other planets center and revolve around the sun.
Which of these did Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe earthsun and venus?
Sun
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 was the first astronomer to believe that the sun was the center of the universe?
Nicolus Copernicus
What was Nicolas Copernicus' aunt's name?
I believe she was called "Auntie Perni."
What did people believe before Copernicus?
that the earth was the center of the universe and that the earth wAS FLAT
