In Heliocentrism, the Sun (Helios) is said to be at the centre of the universe.
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Heliocentrism is the astronomical theory that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun and that the Sun is stationary and at the center of the universe.
By looking at the stars and planes.
From about 1510-1514 Copernicus developed his first general outline of his new heliocentric system.
Nicolaus Copernicus was , by trade, a mathematician and astronomer. With this background, he was well suited to establish his theory of heliocentrism.
Nicolas Copernicus, born February 18th, 1473 in modern day Poland, was a renaissance mathematician and astronomer who believed in a heliocentric model of the Solar System. Heliocentrism is the belief that the Sun, and not the Earth is the center of the Solar System. Copernicus was also influential in the area of economics where he developed a quantitative theory of money.
Nicolau CopernicusDate of Birth:19 Febuary 1473Died:24 May 1543Place of Death:Frauenburg,East PrussiaCause of Death:StrokeReligion:Roman CatholicRace:WhiteSexual orientation:StaightOccupation:Astrnomer,Mathematician