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One aspect of Copernicus' life that remains a mystery is WHY he took the time to write a mammoth book showing the simplicity of astronomical calculations if one assumes our Sun, rather than our Earth, to be the center of our solar system. At the time, he as a government administrator, not a scientist. Although Ptolemy's ideas were difficult to use, they worked perfectly fine for anyone willing to use them; thus, there was no demand from anyone to abandon them.
It appears that Copernicus began to speculate on a heliocentric solar system about 1510, soon after he came back from his college studies in Italy. He then spent over 30 years developing these ideas, refusing to publish his work despite repeated requests to do so. WHY he put so much effort into this idea remains a mystery.
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In 1543 what did Copernicus propose?
Luke roudabush The Heliocentric Theory. - which is the idea that the stars, the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.
What is Copernicus Theory?
Copernicus' theory was that Earth is not the center of the universe and we revolve around the Sun.
What year did Copernicus discover Heliocentric Theory?
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
Who formulated the heliocentric theory?
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
Why was Copernicus theory revolutionary?
The theory of Copernicus was revolutionary because at the time, people believed the Earth was the center of the solar system instead of the Sun.
