nicolaus copernicus was responsible for the heliocentric theory that stated the earth revolved around the sun.
nicolaus copernicus was responsible for the heliocentric theory that stated the earth revolved around the sun.
who was responsible for the heliocentric theory that stated the earth revolved around the sun?
nicolaus copernicus
seleucus is known to have been a follower of the heliocentric theory of aristarchus of samos, which stated that the earth rotated around its own axis which in turn revolved around the sun. according to plutarch, seleucus was the first to demonstrate the heliocentric system through reasoning, but it is not known what arguments he used. according to bartel leendert van der waerden, seleucus may have constructed his heliocentric theory by determining the constants of a geometric model and by developing methods to compute planetary positions using this model, as nicolaus copernicus later did in the 16th century. he may have used trigonometric methods that were available in his time, as he was a contemporary of hipparchus.
seleucus of seleucia
early in classical greece, knowledge that the earth is spherical ("round") was common. around 240 bce, as the result a seminal experiment, eratosthenes (276–194 bce) accurately estimated its circumference. in contrast to aristotle's geocentric views, aristarchus of samos (; c.310 – c.230 bce) presented an explicit argument for a heliocentric model of the solar system, i.e. for placing the sun, not the earth, at its centre. seleucus of seleucia, a follower of aristarchus' heliocentric theory, stated that the earth rotated around its own axis, which, in turn, revolved around the sun. though the arguments he used were lost, plutarch stated that seleucus was the first to prove the heliocentric system through reasoning.
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