Question

Which idea proposed by Nicholas Copernicus, and supported by Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei,
contradicted traditional Christian views about the universe?

Geocentrism

Heliocentrism

Humanism

Materialism

Answer 1

Answer: Heliocentrism (the sun is the center of the solar system)

The prior belief was that the earth was the center of the solar system (geocentrism)

Answer 2

The idea of Heliocentrism was proposed by Nicholas Copernicus, and supported by Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, which contradicted the traditional Christian views about the universe.

Heliocentrism

• The theory of heliocentrism was first discovered by the Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus.
• Heliocentrism refers to the astronomical model, where the sun is the center point and all the heavenly bodies including earth moves around the sun.
• This theory was against the traditional views of the Christians who supported the theory of Geocentric.

Thus, Nicholas Copernicus proposed the idea of Heliocentrism.

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