defying the church and the accepted wisdom that the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus’s model is called sun-centered or heliocentric. In it, he challenges centuries-old science ...

In the early seventeenth century, Copernicus' concept of a heliocentric universe was further developed by the great German mathematician Johannes Kepler - the first true astrophysicist.

Copernicus, going against the current belief that the Earth was stationary and at the center of the universe, hypothesized a Sun-centered (heliocentric) universe with a moveable Earth. Further ...

In 1508, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system that transformed the way we view the universe. This bold theory, contrary to the geocentric ...

Whatts uppp… I am Nicolaus Copernicus ... the heliocentric model. It was controversial, as accepted wisdom at the time (supported by the church) was that Earth was at the centre of the universe.

DALLAS'Before the 17th Century, most people believed in a geocentric universe ... explains the geocentric model and then the heliocentric model developed by Kepler, Copernicus and Galileo.

defying the church and the accepted wisdom that the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus's model is called sun-centered or heliocentric. In it, he challenges centuries-old science ...

defying the church and the accepted wisdom that the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus’s model is called sun-centered or heliocentric. In it, he challenges centuries-old science ...