things happened in the physical world. Three scientists who contributed to these changed were Nicolaus Copernicus‚ Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton. These scientist changed some beliefs of which many had been believed for all of time. For almost all of time‚ the geocentric theory was believed to be true. This theory suggested that all planets revolved around the Earth. In 1543‚ Polish scholar Nicolaus Copernicus published On the Revolutions of the Heavily Spheres. In this book‚ a new theory was proposed
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that is‚ unchanging (Nicolaus Copernicus: Minor Works‚ 1985). Copernicus was the source of Galileo’s difficulties. Nicolaus Copernicus‚ a mathematician and astronomer‚ proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it. This went against all beliefs people had about Earth being the center of the universe. Galileo found his discoveries to be all incorrect. After many scientific observations of the moon he had proved Copernicus theories to be correct
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Nicolaus Copernicus Prior to Copernicus’ heliocentric model‚ the Ptolemaic system was‚ with the assistance of the Roman Catholic Church‚ the prevailing astronomical model of the universe in Europe leading up to the 16th Century. A geocentric model‚ it stated that Earth was the stationary centre of the universe‚ and used a system of epicycles and deferents (when a planet revolved in a small circle‚ and this small circle revolved in a bigger circle) were used to describe anomalies such as the retrograde
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studies and Ptolemy’s Geography. Botany‚ zoology‚ alchemy‚ and astrology were all established during the Renaissance as a result of the study of these ancient texts. Existing scientific thinkers and Renaissance men such as: Leonardo da Vinci‚ Nicolaus Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ Tycho Brahe‚ and Johannes Kepler struggled to refine earlier thoughts they had on astronomy as a result of their new reading and understanding. Among Leonardo’s new discoveries was the revelation that projectiles move in one curved
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understanding of the universe today. Copernicus believed that the Sun was at the center of the universe‚ with all other heavenly bodies rotating at different speeds around it. He thought that all stars‚ planets‚ comets‚ and other masses outside of the atmosphere of the earth were in orbit by Earth’s sun. Previously‚ the Ptolemaic model stated that the Earth was at the center of the universe("Copernicus Publishes De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium‚ 1543"). Because of this‚ Copernicus’ ideas were revolutionary
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rely on what they could observe for themselves.Copernicus was a scientist that considered that earth moved around the sun. Tycho Brahe provided evidence to support Copernicus. Galileo was a scientist that invented gravity.Within the scientific revolution‚ these scientists made a huge change in the world and in our lives. Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer during a time of artistic and scientific innovation called the Renaissance. His own theory‚ called the heliocentric view of space
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Roman Catholic Church vs Scientific Thinking Since the lives of the people in medieval Europe mostly revolved around faith and on what they believe in‚ mainly their religion‚ the effect of the Church in the middle ages on the citizens was huge. The church controlled the people as it was the main center of religious and social life. All Christians belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and it was considered that the church was as important‚ if not more‚ than any king or queen. In fact‚ a king could
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universe‚ reexamined the old theories‚ and emphasized natural philosophy and science. In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres‚ a book which criticized the geocentric theory of the universe‚ challenged the Ptolemaic system and established a heliocentric model of the universe (the sun is the center of the universe). Then‚ Tycho Brahe continued the work on Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. Brahe’s research was then passed down to Johannes Kepler‚ who created
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“Since we cannot change reality‚ let us change the eyes which see reality” -Nikos Kazantzakis. Nicolaus Copernicus battled with the powerful church to change the minds that believed Earth is the center of the universe therefore he changed today’s reality. The heliocentric theory proposed in 1543 revolutionized the scientific world throughout Europe socially by sparking a scientific revolution and religiously by causing a major conflict between theologians and astronomers. The Idea of heliocentrism
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1750‚ the Scientific Revolution encouraged new ideas and theories regarding life‚ humans‚ and the universe. The great thinkers of this period such as Copernicus‚ Brahe‚ Kepler‚ Galileo‚ Newton‚ Bacon‚ and Decartes all challenged religion and philosophy when they delved into the world of science and logical thinking. Many topics like Nicolaus Copernicus’ heliocentric view of the universe not only challenged the church‚ but also altered the way people viewed God and their faith. As logical and rational
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