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Which object is the centre of the Universe according to the Heliocentric Model theory?
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The Sun was assumed to be at the centre until it was discovered in the 19th century that the Sun is only an insignificant star among a billion in our own galaxy.
In modern theory the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoAs our knowledge of astronomy has expanded over the past two thousand years, our concept of the "universe" has also expanded.
it's obvious to any farmer who stands on the ground and looks up that everything revolves around us; more specifically, it revolves around YOU. We're standing still, not moving, right?
Except we're NOT "standing still"; as our knowledge increased, the Greek philosopher Aristarchus of Rhodes realized 2400 years ago that the Earth was spinning and orbiting the "central fire". His ideas were discounted for a long time, but the observations of Tycho Brahe and the calculations of Copernicus determined that the Earth, and all the other planets, orbit around the Sun.
It was a while LATER that we discovered that all the tiny little stars in the sky are other suns as bright or more so than our own Sun, and only about 100 years ago that we determined that our Sun is way off to the side of the Milky Way galaxy. And it's only been in the last 50 years that we've determined that our own Milky Way galaxy isn't in the center of the universe.
And we now believe that we will never know where "the center" of the universe is, or even if the idea of "the center" has any real meaning.
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∙ 8y agoHelios means "Sun".
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What is the object in the center of the heliocentric solar system?
the sun
How is the center of the gravity determined when an object is at rest or in motion?
If the object is a thin lamina with uniform thickness (e.g. a piece of paper), the the centre of gravity of the object is at its geometrical centre. It can be determined by suspending a load (e.g. pendulum) on an edge of the lamina twice and the point where the plumb lines intersect is the centre of gravity.
What is the force that every object int the universe exerts on every other object?
Gravity.
What object did Copernicus was actually at the center of the universe?
sun
Why cant an open universe have a center?
I assume you're familiar with the big bang theory - the proposition that the universe started as a single point and then "exploded." This theory is often misinterpreted and causes the confusion you have now. The universe didn't explode from a single point. The entirety of the universe is pushing itself away from everything else. Imagine the universe as the surface of a balloon. Take a marker and mark a number of points close to each other on that balloon (say, an inch apart). Now inflate the balloon. Every point on the surface of the balloon expanded away from every other point without a distinct center. Of course the balloon's surface is a two-dimensional universe, while our universe is three, but it's a good demonstration.
What is a similarity between a heliocentric universe and a geocentric universe?
One would be that they both have a massive object in the center.
Why sun is not revolving around the any object in universe?
The sun, along with the rest of the solar system, revolves around the centre of our galaxy.
What is the object in the center of the heliocentric solar system?
the sun
What object is at the center of a geometric system?
In a geocentric universe the earth is the center of the universe or solar system and everything revolves around it. In a heliocentric universe the sun or a star is the center of the universe or solar system. We live in a heliocentric solar system with the sun as the center.
"Is there other univeres out of our universe"?
[object Object]
Everywhere in the universe this characteristic of an object stays the same?
The mass of an object remains the same everywhere in the universe.
What is the most smallest thing in the universe?
According to the String Theory. There is a 1D object called a 'string'. It is approximately 0.000000000001 yoctometers.
How can you locate the center of gravity?
Usually the centre of gravity is at the centre of the object, scaling from both sides OR centre of mass where the object is stable when holding it up on a pin point
What did Galileo discover that gave support to the heliocentric theory?
The Jovian moons. Galileo had little evidence for the heliocentric theory, which was later (in the 18th century) generally accepted as correct after the laws of motion and the law of gravity showed that the Sun is by far the most massive object in the solar system and therefore must be at the centre. Galileo did not have the other major piece of evidence supporting the heliocentric theory, which is the parallax shown by relatively close stars as the Earth moves round its orbit. Parallax is extremely small and was impossible to observe in Galileo's time, and this was used to support the idea that the Earth is at the centre. Bessel made the first measurements of parallax in the 19th century.
Why the Universe is built the way it is?
…probably, aligned according to the relative 'energy level' of each object!P.S. - Wrote to bbc.co.uk on 17.2.08
What is the biggest object in astronomy?
The Universe
Is the force that every object in the universe exerts on anther object?
gravity :)
