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For most of human history, people thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Nicolaus Copernicus changed how people understood the universe when he theorized that it was heliocentric, or sun-centered. Interestingly, Copernicus had most of this theory worked out some time before 1514, and his work was fully articulated by 1532, yet publication of this text was not completed until 1543 as he lay dying. Some scholars believe that Copernicus delayed publishing this work because it contradicted the Catholic Church’s view that the Earth was at the center of the universe. Copernicus may have been smart in doing so because the Church did not formally accept his view of the universe until 1822, almost 300 years later.

What is the main idea of this text (What is the author trying to say bout the topic)?


Question 5 options:


Copernicus had his theory worked out in 1514



People thought the Earth was the center of the universe



The Church did not accept his view until 1822



Copernicus figured out that the Earth revolved around the Sun, but was too scared to talk about it

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Which detail from the text supports the main idea?

Question 6 options:

Some scholars believe that Copernicus delayed publishing this work because it contradicted the Catholic Church’s view that the Earth was at the center of the universe.


For most of human history, people thought that the Earth was the center of the universe.


Interestingly, Copernicus had most of this theory worked out some time before 1514.


The Church did not formally accept his view of the universe until 1822, almost 300 years later.

Answer 1

Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus changed how people understood the universe when he theorized that it was heliocentric, or sun-centered. ... Some scholars believe that Copernicus delayed publishing this work because it contradicted the Catholic Church's view that the Earth was at the center of the universe.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The central idea of ​​the text is the one that shows that Copernicus discovered that the earth revolved around the sun, but was afraid to speak, as shown in the last answer option.

The detail that supports this idea is the sentence that shows that many scholars believe that Copernicus delayed the publication of his theory because this theory contradicted the church, as shown in the first answer option of the second question.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• Copernicus lives in the golden moment of the Catholic Church when it had full control of everything that existed in society.
• Anyone who contradicted the concepts held by the church, even proving that these concepts were wrong, would suffer great punishment.
• For this reason, Copernicus did not publicize his theory that the earth revolved around the sun, as the church claimed that the sun and all the stars revolved around the earth.

In this case, Copernicus thought it better to protect himself than to publicize his studies.

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