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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.
Who used the data of Tycho Brahe to prove the accuracy of Copernicus?
Johannes Kepler
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.
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.
People were afraid to believe copernicus' ideas because they thought?
the ideas would prove all knowledge to be wrong
