The theory was very controversial at the time because it went against the Bible (which was highly opposed as the Catholic Church had a lot of power and therefore most people were brought up to believe The Bible), and in 1616 the Catholic Church prohibited support of the heliocentric theory.
It went against the Bible by suggesting that it was the Earth, that moved not the Sun. Whereas the Bible suggested that the Sun is the one that moves and the Earth stays stationary.
<<>> The Church prohibited the assertion that the Earth moved, but allowed the Copernican theory to be taught as a theory for predicting the planets' movements.
Copernicus' theory was that Earth is not the center of the universe and we revolve around the Sun.
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
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.
Nicolas Copernicus
Copernicus' theory was that Earth is not the center of the universe and we revolve around the Sun.
Copernicus' theory was that Earth is not the center of the universe and we revolve around the Sun.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galelei derived his theory from Copernicus. To Copernicus it was just a theory. Galilei managed to prove it when he invented the telescope and was able to see the moons orbiting Jupiter.
He proved that earth is not the center of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus disagreed with his theory, Copernicus belived that Ptolemy's view was to complicated.
Copernicus was the first to propose the Heliocentric theory, the correct theory that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the solar system.
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.
heliocentric theory
copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
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Galileo