copernican-universe


Copernicus’ heliocentric theory, which said Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun, ran counter to the Bible and astronomy texts of the day. Published in 1543, his ideas were taught in the 16th century but were “immediately dismissed as absurd,” says science historian Robert Westman.

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