What reasons does Copernicus give for supporting the heliocentrinc theory?

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What reasons does Copernicus give for supporting the heliocentrinc theory?

Is he convicing?

2007-10-17 13:56:58 · 2 answers · asked by davito53000 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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the solarsystem became vastly simpler to understand..

previosuly, the planets each had epicircles (circles within circles) to explain their retrograde motion.

2007-10-17 14:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by AlCapone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Astronomical observation and the fact that the Aristotelian 'Terracentric' model fails to explain the actual, observed motions of the planets and stars.

Doug

2007-10-17 21:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋