Question

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus? How were their ideas received? Did people immediately agree with them?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

1) Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-era polymath whose theory of the universe placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe, in all likelihood independently of Aristarchus.

2) Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. This is called the heliocentric, or Sun-centered, system.

3) Many believe the heliocentric theory was immediately rejected by the Catholic Church.