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It represented a change in scientific thought
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Why was the Copernicus's discovery called the Copernican revolution?
It represented a change in scientific thought
How did Nicolaus Copernicus study the sun?
umm well he didn't he only guessed however later on a guy called Galileo Galilei heard about a telescope and actually found out that Copernicus was correct
What does Copernicus mean?
It basically means a conspicious crater on the moonAnswer:The lunar crater was named after Copernicus the astronomer. His name in turn, can be traced to a village in Silesia called Kopernik where his father came from. Families often took the name of their place of origin as their family name.
Describe the contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus?
A.1.) Published a book called On the Revolution.2.) Proved that the sun was the center of the solar system.3.)Also proved that the Earth, Sun and moon were not flat, they are shaped like round balls.B.) Extra Information about him: Studied Astronomy.1.)Died in 1543 of a stroke.2.) He was Polish (nationality)3.) Born on February 19, 1473, at Torin, Poland.For more information please visit: plato.stanford,edu/entries/Copernicus OR http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/a/Copernicus.htmThank You!
What did Copernicus do?
In the Dark Age of Science, it was believed that Earth was in the center of Solar System and all the planets including sun, revolve round the sun. This is called Geocentric Theory.Nicolas Copernicus, A Polish*Astronomer, proved that earth and other planets revolved round the sun. This is Heliocentric Theory.(Copernicus proposed the Heliocentric Theory in 1543, 64 years before the invention of telescope. I was all the work of his Mathematics.)_________________________________________________________________* Polish Astronomer is an Astronomer from Poland
