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that the earth was the center of the universe and that the earth wAS FLAT

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Q: What did people believe before Copernicus?
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Why did people believe Copernicus model was correct?

no people did not belive that Copernicus model was correct. he thought that the moon revolves (turns) around the earth and the people thought something else (don't know sorry)


What religion did Copernicus believe in?

Roman catholic


Which of these Copernicus believe was at the center of the universe?

the sun


People were afraid to believe copernicus' ideas because they thought?

the ideas would prove all knowledge to be wrong


What is N Copernicus famous for?

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to declare that the world revolved around the sun. Before that time, people thought that Earth was the center of the universe.


What did Goethe believe was the effect of Copernicus theory?

it required people to think more freely*(NovaNet answer)*


Why were people before Copernicus unable to find out what he found out?

Actually many people did figure it out but no one had the nerve to take on the church.


How was Nicolas Copernicus idea different from what people believed in at the time?

Nicolas Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the solar system. Before that most believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.


Why do you think people didn't believe the theory of continental drift when Wegener first explained it?

why do you think people didn't believe copernicus and galileo when they said the earth wasn't in the center of the solar system


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