It was the first theory that said that the universe does not revolve around the Earth; instead we revolve around the sun. It discredited many people's theories and modern belief at the time. It is also the proven theory that we believe in today.
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
Geocentric theory
Geocentric theory
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Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
It was important, because it was proven to show the locations of the Planets and the Sun
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
The Vatican did not believe in heliocentric theory for a long time.
Geocentric theory
Geocentric theory
Neither, The Geocentric theory was created by a student of 'Plato's' by the name of Ptolemy. The Heliocentric theory was by Copernicus.
The Geocentric Theory is about how everything revolves and the Earth and the Heliocentric Theory is how everthing revolves around the Sun.
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The heliocentric theory questioned the existing belief in the geocentric theory of astronomy. Aside from being an astronomical observation, the heliocentric theory helped people to realize that they are not necessarily the center of the universe, which is an important part of scientific objectivity.
heliocentric theory, the theory of evolution, relativity theory
Galileo did not propose a heliocentric theory, he agreed with Copernicus and his heliocentric theory. The Catholic church, at the time, disagreed and they held a huge amount of power and put him on trial.