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The origanal reaction was acceptance. The Catholic Church was all for it because it promoted the use of many knowledges. It wasn't until the protesants made it an issue that it became one.
Here is a great link. Its alot of reading, but very informative.
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He proved the theories of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler
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How did nicolaus Copernicus find out that the eartth was in the center?
Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the earth WAS NOT the center of the universe using math and science to form his theories.
How many times did the Earth orbit the Sun between 140 Ce when Ptolemy introduced his theories and 1543 when Copernicus introduced his theories?
1403
Why did the Catholic Church condemn the theories of Copernicus?
Because the church at the time believed in holy things. The thought Nicolaus was a heretic. (He was spreading false rumors according to them)Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church never condemned the theories of Copernicus. As a matter of fact, the Church supported him and urged him to publish his theories, which he did with a dedication to the current Pope. Sixty-three years after his death, the protestants objected to his theories, and subsequently, when Galileo published similar theories, Copernicus (and Galileo's work was edited to say that it was only a theory, as neither man had actually proved their theories, and there were problems with some influential Churchman at the time who thought that the theories contradicted Sacred Scripture.
