Implications of the new science were not worked out immediately, Them and confess that the heliocentric theory was false.Ī modern author name Preserved Smith wrote, "Though the The Inquisition made Galileo kneel before The Inquisition was the tribunal of the Roman CatholicĬhurch at this time. The Church eventually placed him under houseĪrrest. Galileo wrote about his observations and thus angered the RomanĬatholic Church. All of these findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory. Particularly he noted that Venus at times appears to be a crescent, just as the Earth's moon does. He studied mountains and craters on the Earth's moon, the phases of Venus, and the moons of Jupiter. He used the newly-invented telescope to make his own observations. Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) lived in Italy. Martin Luther, Philipp Melancthon, Andrew Osiander, TommascoĬaccini and other religious leaders were quick to denounce Copernicus' Wherefrom it can illuminate everything at the same time?" The Universe by asking, "For who would place this lamp ofĪ very beautiful temple in another or better place than this, In his book "De Revolutionibus, " which translatesĬopernicus defended his placement of the Sun at the center of Know as the "heliocentric theory." He wrote about it His idea that the Earth and planets orbited about the sun became Orbits he could simplify the number of epicycles from 80 in Ptolemy'sĪlthough epicycles do not exist, Copernicus' intuition was correct. Stars could be accounted for by a daily revolution of the Earth.Īlso, he found that if he put the Sun at the center of the planet's He realized that the rising and setting of the Sun, Moon, and They freely discussed ways for improving and simplifyingĬopernicus set out to improve the system devised by Ptolemy. His religious training included astronomy, since one of his duties would be to warn the people about the future by what happened in the heavens.ĭomenico Maria Novara was an astronomy professor who taught Copernicus.ĭomenico and Copernicus spent many nights studying the heavens Nicholas Copernicus (1473 - 1543) studied to become a priest in the University of Bologna in 1497. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a priest and philosopher, used the writings of these men to show that the heavens were "God-ordained and man-centered." The Church leaders felt that they had the duty of teaching the people about the universe, which declared the glory of God. The theories of Aristotle and Ptolemy were adopted by the Roman Catholic Church, which played an important role in presenting these theories to the Europeans. Ptolemy wrote these theories in book called "Almagest,"
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In Ptolemy's epicycle system, each planet revolved around theĮarth in a large circle by making a series of smaller circles, Object traveling at a faster angular speed than the outer object.Īs the inner objects passes by the outer object, the outer object Retrograde means backwards.Ĭonsider two objects rotating about a common point with the inner Ptolemy also devisedĪ complex system of "epicycles" to account for theĪpparent retrograde motion of the planets. Would sweep across it if it were in motion. He wrote that the Earth was motionless because constant gales
PtolemyĬlaudius Ptolemy (85-165 AD) was a later philosopher who lived in Alexandria. Archimedes (287 - 212 BC) critized this theory in The Sand-Reckoner. He the first to propose a sun-centered universe. People in favor of Aristotle's geocentric theory.Īristarchus of Samos Aristarchus (310 - 230 BC) was both a mathematician and astronomer. The 3rd century BC placed the Earth and other planets in motionĪround the central Sun. On the other hand, another Greek named Aristarchus of Samos in This is the "geocentric theory." Aristotle set forth this theory in a book called, "On the Heavens." He thus taught that the Sun, the Moon, and the planets thus orbited the Earth. Greek philosophers and the Roman Catholic Church.Īristotle (384 - 322 BC), a Greek philosopher, taught that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The work of these men, one must also consider the role of ancient This is the "heliocentric theory." To appreciate Reached and publicized by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton,Īnd Halley. The conclusion that the "Earth circles the Sun," was Kepler, Newton by Tom Irvine, FebruIntroduction The Heliocentric Theory: Copernicus, Galileo,
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