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Who used the data of Tycho Brahe to prove the accuracy of Copernicus?
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Johannes Kepler
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Why were people before Copernicus unable to find out what he found out when people coming after him could prove his ideas were correct?
because before Copernicus there was not much technology and later on in time there was more discoveries of existence of technology. which means people were able to prove his ideas. <3 <<>> Copernicus had a theory of the way the planets move around that had some advantages over the older Ptolemaic system which had the Earth at the centre. Copernicus had the Sun at the centre, which caused problems with the church when Galileo took the theory up and promoted it as the truth. Tycho Brahe also produced a system with the Earth at the centre. Tycho's system removed some of the faults in the Ptolemaic theory, specifically the full range of Venus's phases. Finally, the theory that lasted until modern times was that of Johannes Kepler (1609). He used the new idea of elliptical orbits, and also followed Copernicus in placing the Sun at the centre. Kepler's theory was generally accepted after Newton's expanation of elliptical orbits in terms of the theory of gravity.
Who used mathematics to prove the theories of Copernicus?
In physics, theories are not mathematically proved but instead they are compared with physical observations to see if they are correct. Copernicus's theory was not just an idea that the Sun is at the centre, but also a detailed mathematical system of circle and epicycles that provided a model of the planets' orbits. At the time of Copernicus and for a time afterwards, his theory was used to predict the planets' positions, and when the predictions were found to be 'correct', the theory was considered 'proved' . But later Tycho Brahe developed more accurate measurement techniques, and using those he discovered small errors in the predicted positions of the planets. That led to Kepler's work and the discovery of elliptical orbits.
What did Copernicus prove to mankind?
Copernicus proved to mankind that the sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth. We know now that he was mostly correct. The sun is the center of the solar system.
Did Nicolas Copernicus use a telescope to prove his theory?
Nicolas Copernicus did not use a telescope, the use of the telescope to study the solar system was not done until over 50 years later by Galileo.
People were afraid to believe copernicus' ideas because they thought?
the ideas would prove all knowledge to be wrong
Why were people before Copernicus unable to find out what he found out when people coming after him could prove his ideas were correct?
because before Copernicus there was not much technology and later on in time there was more discoveries of existence of technology. which means people were able to prove his ideas. <3 <<>> Copernicus had a theory of the way the planets move around that had some advantages over the older Ptolemaic system which had the Earth at the centre. Copernicus had the Sun at the centre, which caused problems with the church when Galileo took the theory up and promoted it as the truth. Tycho Brahe also produced a system with the Earth at the centre. Tycho's system removed some of the faults in the Ptolemaic theory, specifically the full range of Venus's phases. Finally, the theory that lasted until modern times was that of Johannes Kepler (1609). He used the new idea of elliptical orbits, and also followed Copernicus in placing the Sun at the centre. Kepler's theory was generally accepted after Newton's expanation of elliptical orbits in terms of the theory of gravity.
Who used mathematics to prove the theories of Copernicus?
In physics, theories are not mathematically proved but instead they are compared with physical observations to see if they are correct. Copernicus's theory was not just an idea that the Sun is at the centre, but also a detailed mathematical system of circle and epicycles that provided a model of the planets' orbits. At the time of Copernicus and for a time afterwards, his theory was used to predict the planets' positions, and when the predictions were found to be 'correct', the theory was considered 'proved' . But later Tycho Brahe developed more accurate measurement techniques, and using those he discovered small errors in the predicted positions of the planets. That led to Kepler's work and the discovery of elliptical orbits.
How did tycho brahes work contribute to the development of the heliocentric model?
Danish astronomer Tycho/Tyge Brahe (1546-1601) is immensely important for two reasons: Observing and measuring the (rough) distance to a Supernova, thereby proving that the firmament was not a god-given stable sphere, but a dynamic system. Making the most accurate measurements of planetary positions available at that time and for a long time thereafter. Brahe data was used by Kepler to develop his laws.
Who was the first to prove comets lie beyond earths atmosphere?
TyCHO BRACHE
What did Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
The Ptolemaic system has Venus travelling between Earth and Sun. Copernicus's theory has both the Earth and Venus going round the Sun although Venus is in a smaller orbit than the Earth. That makes it an inferior planet, which goes through inferior conjunction once in every synodic period, at which time it is liable to transit across the Sun's disk, as last happened in 2012. When Venus is close to passing between us and the Sun it appears as a crescent, like a crescent moon, and this is predicted by both the Geocentric and the Heliocentric theories. The main geocentric theory fails to predict Venus's gibbous phase when it is on the opposite side of the Sun. However this does not prove the heliocentric theory because Tycho Brahe's system predicts the gibbous phase for Venus yet it still has the Earth at the centre. The heliocentric theory was finally accepted long after the time of Copernicus, Tycho and even Galileo, when further scientific discoveries by Kepler and Newton, and others, made its acceptance inevitable.
What Italian astronomer made improvements to the telescope that help prove Copernicus heliocentric theory?
Galileo was the first scientist to use a telescope to make discoveries about the Sun, Moon and planets. His discoveries raised serious doubts about the ancient Ptolemaic theory in which the Earth is at the centre of the Universe. Copernicus's theory of 1543 places the Sun at the centre instead. It explains some of the things that the Ptolemaic theory fails to explain, like the full range of Venus's phases that Galielo discovered. Galileo reasoned that this must prove that Copernicus's theory is right. However Galileo was wrong about this because Tycho Brahe's model explains the phases of Venus correctly yet still has the Earth at the centre. In the end, all these theories were rejected when Johannes Kepler produced his new theory in which the planets travel in elliptical orbits. It was generally accepted later, after Newton's discoveries showed theoretically that the planets must move in elliptical orbits under the force of gravity. However, Kepler's theory did have the Sun at the centre, so in one respect Copernicus was right.
Why did nicolaus Copernicus do his work?
he did his work to prove his point that he thought were very true
Compare the theory of Galilei to Copernicus what observation you meet?
Galelei derived his theory from Copernicus. To Copernicus it was just a theory. Galilei managed to prove it when he invented the telescope and was able to see the moons orbiting Jupiter.
What did Copernicus prove to mankind?
Copernicus proved to mankind that the sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth. We know now that he was mostly correct. The sun is the center of the solar system.
How were the contributions of nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo galilei to the scientific to the scientific revolution different?
Copernicus created the mathematical theory to prove that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of our solar system. Galilei provided the calculations and observations to prove Copernicus' theory.
Why did nicolaus Copernicus study antronomy?
because he wanted to and he wanted to prove that the sun was in the middle of the universe and not the earth
How did Tycho Brahe contribute Kepler's laws?
Tycho, for the most part, just gathered a vast amount of data of the planets and their movements. He didn't really do much analyzing of the data to come up with laws or theories. That was done after his death by his assistant, Johannes Kepler, who took that very data and discovered alot about how the planets move and orbit the sun. But Tycho's contribution was significant because he devised ways of measuring the positions of planets and other objects that were more accurate than ever before. These allowed Kepler to do better calcuations than before and discover the small differences between the old model of planetary orbits and the elliptical orbits that Kepler discovered and passed on to later scientists.
