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Why did it take so long for Copernicus' ideas to become widely accepted?
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Copernicus's model of the solar system was published in 1543. This model had the Sun at the centre and was taken up by Galileo in a way that caused a big row with the catholic church.
Kepler produced a later model in 1609 that eventually replaced all the earlier models. It used Copernicus's idea of placing the Sun at the centre, but it used the novel idea of elliptical orbits.
From a scientific point of view, whether the Earth or the Sun is at the centre is not a highly significant part of the theory. However it is of religous significance because it involves interpretation of the scriptures, and this is how Galileo's intervention led him into trouble.
Newton's discoveries in gravity and the laws of motion showed that elliptical orbits, with the Sun at the centre, could be explained by theory, and so we use Kepler's model today, and everyone accepts that including the Church.
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Why was Nicolas Copernicus afraid to publish his work?
His ideas went against conventional thinking of the time, so many people would not have accepted it.
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
Why were Copernicus's ideas about The universe published in his book on the revolutions of the heavenly bodies unpopular with the accepted views of the church?
The church believed that the earth was at the center of the universe.
Who confirmed Copernicus's ideas?
GALILEO
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by 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.
Why was Nicolas Copernicus afraid to publish his work?
His ideas went against conventional thinking of the time, so many people would not have accepted it.
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
Why were Copernicus's ideas about The universe published in his book on the revolutions of the heavenly bodies unpopular with the accepted views of the church?
The church believed that the earth was at the center of the universe.
Who confirmed Copernicus's ideas?
GALILEO
Who first proposed the sun-centered model?
The earliest record of a suggestion that the Earth revolves around the Sun was by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Aristarchus of Samos, about 2400 years ago. His ideas were not widely accepted, and it took another 1600 years before the Polish monk Nicolas Copernicus reintroduced the idea.
Where did Galileo galilei get his ideas for his inventions?
Copernicus
What does the term revolution refer to?
It refers to Copernicus's idea of reconsidering the theory of the universe. Before him, no-one had thought to challenge the accepted ideas. Copernicus's theory was not totally right but he gave the lead to others and eventually a new theory was thrashed out that has been confirmed by later discoveries.
Was Niels Bohrs theory widely accepted in his time or not?
Yes because he publicised his ideas well. He knew people in journals, wrote a lot and spoke to lots of people to persuade him of his ideas.
Was democritus thoery widely accepted during his lifetime?
The atomic theory of Democritus was not widely accepted during his lifetime. The dominant Greek philosopher of the era, Aristotle, opposed all ideas concerning atomic theory, refusing to believe that anything such as an atom could even exist.
How did Kepler expand on Copernicus' ideas?
Kepler showed that planetary orbits were actually ellipses, not circles as proposed by Copernicus.
Was the heliocentric system Copernicus' invention?
The Copernican concept of the Earth circling the Sun, rather than the Sun circling the Earth, was not entirely original with Copernicus. The Greek astronomer and mathematician Aristarchus of Samos was the first (that we know of!) to propose a Sun-centered system. Aristarchus' ideas were not widely accepted at that time, 2400 years ago, and the Earth-centered system of Aristotle became predominant. It fell to Copernicus and Galileo to make these ancient ideas more widely accepted.Just for the record, Aristotle may have been the wrong-est person in human history. His false ideas about motion, medicine, science and astronomy were all entirely incorrect. It would not be too much of an exaggeration to state that if Aristotle had been a space alien whose mission on Earth were to keep humans ignorant and savage, he could not possibly have been more successful.
