How would you compare Copernicus's work on the theory of relativity to Galileo's work on it?

Question

I don't really want to hear your oppinion who had the better theory, i just want to have a sort of comparison stating some of the different things in their theories that way i can get a good idea of what they thought. Go as detailed as you want, the more detailed the better. If anyone can get me this information it will be greatly appreciated :) THANKS!

Answer 1

Both Galieleo and Coppenicus never worked on relativity theory. It was a later concept figured out by Albert Einstein. Coppernicus saw the sun rising and setting on different ends of the Earth and figured that earth is round in shape flouting all the then prevailing Ptolmian theories. Galieleo found using his telescope that a ship approaching harbour firis is seen as a smoke then the chimney and then the hull meaning earth is round. Galieleo had something called Gallilean transformation which actually calculates the time difference and the spatial motions of planets. I am not sure whether Einstein ever used this in his calculations on Theory of relativity. Einstein it is believed used the work of Lawrence and Minkowsky to reach his conclusions.

Answer 2

In the pantheon of the scientific revolution, Galileo Galilei takes a high position because of his pioneering use of quantitative experiments with results analyzed mathematically. His achievements include improvements to the telescope, a variety of astronomical observations, and effective support for Copernicanism.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo)

Copernicus' major theory was published in the book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) in the year of his death, 1543, though he had arrived at his theory several decades earlier. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus)

Neither had anything to do with the theory of relativity. Galileo, born a few years after the death of Copernicus, would have based his work on the science that Copernicus had presented; true, Copernicus' theory of the sun at the center of our solar system may not have been universally accepted at the time. Is difficult to compare the two because their theories were not in conflict but were complementary.

Wikipedia's profiles of the two would be a good starting point for your research.

Answer 3

Hey, Ace, the Theory of Relativity wasn't published until 1905 by Einstein. Copernicus (real name Kopernik) proved that the sun was at the center of the solar system but didn't dare publish his work until he was on his deathbed, thanks to the Church. Galileo expanded upon Copernicus' work and made it so irrefutable that the Church put him under house arrest for the rest of his life.

359 years later, in 1992, the Roman Catholic Church finally admitted it was wrong about Galileo!