Nicholas Copernicus

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What did Ptolemy believe and when was he alive?

  • AD 90-168

  • Believed that the Earth was at the centre of the universe and that planets moved on an epicycle

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What was Copernicus’ book?

  • On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres, published 1543

  • Based on over 30 years of research

  • Challenged the view that the universe was homocentric - promoted heliocentrism

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When was his book banned by the Catholic Church?

  • 1616

  • It was not removed until 1758

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Who was the book dedicated to?

  • Pope Paul III/ dedicated to Christianity

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How many thinkers accepted his theory?

  • Only 10 thinkers accepted his theory as physical truth before 1600

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What did Copernicus have to do to avoid accusations of blasphemy?

  • Present his work as Platonic theory, rather than Aristotlean fact