Nicolaus Copernicus

University of Tubingen studying Theology. While continuing his graduate studies in 1591, he became highly influenced by a mathematics professor by the name of Michael Maestlin, a strong believer of heliocentric theory first established by Nicolaus Copernicus, a polish astronomer. Kepler acknowledged Copernican’s theory instantaneously and believed that Copernicans universal ordering had to be God’s creation. Three years later, Kepler was employed at the Protestant seminary in Graz, Styria as a professor

in the Scientific Revolution was trying to convince the Church that these new revelations were beneficial. For Nicholas Copernicus, this was a lot more difficult. The Church had already reevaluated their views in accordance to Aristotle’s idea of celestial spheres which established the Earth as the center of the universe (Text 522). Knowing this information, Nicolaus Copernicus tried to gain the Church’s trust by dedicating his book, On the Revelation of the Heavenly Spheres, to Pope Paul III and

Nicolaus Copernicus was a polish astronomer and a cleric. At the age of ten his father died and his uncle took him in along with his brothers and sisters. His uncle wanted to make sure he had the best education possible. He went to three different Universities to learn math, science, law, medicine, and astronomy. A spot opened up in the church and his uncles connections got Copernicus the spot. He studied the Bible and became a priest like his uncle. With all of the income he was receiving it allowed

Copernican Model: http://www.polaris.iastate.edu/EveningStar/Unit2/unit2_sub2.htm Agenda: Collect and review the venn diagram. Review the Ptolemaic model and the Copernican model. Also, give a lecture on Nicolaus Copernicus and Ptolemy as individuals.

In 1611, Galileo found sunspots that would frequently appear through his telescope. After finding Jupiter’s four moons and sunspots, Galileo was thoroughly convinced that the sun is the center of the Universe, a theory that was first founded by Nicolaus

All that I have ever known and believed in is now being questioned. It is transitioning into some sort of enormous trial – between religion and science. I have been taught to accept the religious, social, and political ideas that the Catholic Church has devised upon the world. For years, humans have believed and used Aristotle’s theory which explained Earth’s position in the universe. By the geocentric theory, Earth was said to be located at the center of the universe. The moon, the sun, and the

Modern science tells us that the Sun is a big hot ball of hydrogen at the center of the Solar System, and all the planets orbit around it. But ancient people didn’t have access to the same scientific tools we have today. Their understanding about the Sun was much more primitive, and often… wrong. Let’s investigate the history of the Sun. Most life on Earth evolved with the Sun in mind; the rising and setting Sun defined the cycle of daily life for almost all life. Ancient peoples were entirely dependent

separating science from the church because some of the finding that people made during this time did not match up with what the church thought and it made the church unsettled to say the least. One big example of this is when it was proposed by Nicolaus

What was the Scientific Revolution and why was it so important to Europe? What did the scientific revolution help develop during time? These are some of the questions that many ask themselves when asked to define scientific revolution and enlightenment in the 17th/ 18th century. The terms “Scientific Revolution” and “Enlightenment” are used to describe two important phases that Europe came across during the 1500s to the 1800s. The 17th century scientific revolution left a huge impact on Europe leading

of 1571. He was introduced to astronomy at a very young age. He was able to observe the Great Comet of 1577 at age six. He studied at the university of tübingen to become a Lutheran minister. While he was there he also studied the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, who said that the planets orbited around the sun and not the earth even though he had no evidence. Kepler did a lot of research about the planetary motion. He contacted an astronomer, Tycho Brahe, in search for notes or details that could help