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he was arrested by the church

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Q: What punishment did Copernicus receive because of his ideas?
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Why was Copernicus reluctant to publish his ideas?

Copernicus was reluctant to publish his ideas because he knew that the church would oppose him, so he was scared of being kill. this is why copernicus was reluctant of publishing his ideas


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

the ideas would prove all knowledge to be wrong


Who confirmed Copernicus's ideas?

GALILEO


Where did Galileo galilei get his ideas for his inventions?

Copernicus


What were people were afraid to believe Copernicus's ideas because they thought what?

Because they felt it contradicted and called into question the literal truth of the Bible.


How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?

Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.


Who proved the accuracy of Copernicus ideas about motion of planets?

Johannes kelper


Who developed ideas of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe?

Nicholas Copernicus did


Why did Copernicus' model upset the Church?

It goes against the ideas of the church


Who is developed ideas that contradicted Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe?

Copernicus.


Why were people afraid to believe Copernicus' ideas?

Nicolaus Copernicus's scientific ideas regarding the universe and specifically the idea of heliocentrism were at odds with the generally accepted ideas of his time. It was difficult for people to accept these new ideas, made even more difficult by the Catholic Church's powerful opposition to them for some time.


Who composed ideas that contradicted Ptolemy's model of the universe?

aristotle and nicolaus copernicus