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Heliocentrism The Vatican Menace The impact of the Heliocentric Theory Heliocentric Relating to the sun as a center appearing as if seen from the suns centerWebster447 The heliocentric theory was first introduced to the world by a Polish astronomer named Nicolaus Copernicus Copernicus published his views on the heliocentric theory in his book Commentariolus in 1514 which sparked the time period now known as the Copernican Revolution Heliocentrism was proven true by the discoveries of Galileo Kepler and Newton through their efforts to prove the validity of the heliocentric theory people began to find truth in science through experimentation rather than religion with no proof Many scientists went through great ordeals for their scientific beliefs thus making the heliocentric theory the most electrifying idea in human history Ancient peoples believed in Gods and deities for causes to nature and the unexplained Once the fourth century BC rolled around people began to see astronomical phenomena as natural compound products of simple operations repeated in perpetuity rather than the actions of Gods Morphet p6 Greeks did not revere celestial bodies very strongly in their religion despite having deities for the Sun and Moon North p78 Different peoples beliefs varied greatly in ancient times Different countries progressed in thought at different speeds During the Renaissance many began to toss aside medieval preoccupations with supernatural forces and turned to secular concerns like fame Yamasaki p50 With the Age of Discovery people began to think for themselves and ponder truths through philosophy science astronomy astrology etc Philosophers minds began to turn the human mind was finally awake Plato a famous Greek philosopher believed stars were Gods that the creator gave life to This view was very influential and proved to be sort of a religion for intellectual idealists no longer for the populace At the time the thought of heavenly bodies being divine and stars being eternal objects in unchanging motion were common knowledge Thinking otherwise was considered
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