The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System
Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Solar System (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System : "The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System The Earth -centered Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy held sway on Western thinking for almost 2000 years. Then, in the 16th century a new idea was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolai Copernicus (1473-1543)." Related articles Bern Simulation Helps Understand Origin Of Solar System Map of the inner solar system February 15, 2013 Perennial Perils of the Solar System [Page 3.14] On Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday, Google puts the sun at the centre of the universe
