The Cornican Theory By Nicolaus Copernicus

During the 15th century, Europe had long left behind the dark middle ages and embarked into a new era of scientific thought and ideas. The rise of universities along with technological advancements, such as the printing press, gave way to the Scientific Revolution. In which scholars would investigate better explanations and drive for precise observations about the universe. Amidst all the major breakthroughs during the Scientific Revolution, one theory in particular would redefine the way scholars would forever view the universe. This theory put forth by a polish cleric, Nicolaus Copernicus, became known as the Copernican Model. The Copernican Hypothesis as it was known was first published by Nicolaus Copernicus in his work On the Revolutions …show more content…
Firstly the Aristotelian view (F) reasoned that crystal spheres capable of moving the stars around the Earth, however the Copernican hypothesis reasoned that the Earth’s rotation was the result of their apparent movement. Furthermore through justifying his theory’s with mathematics and not the traditional philosophy, Copernicus defied the customary hierarchy castigations. The theory also destroyed the concepts of Aristotelian physics. Through classifying the Earth as another planet, Copernicus theory suggested that the earthy sphere was different from the heavenly one, thus questioning the location of heaven and god. (S) The religious implication about the Copernican theory contradicted the Aristotelian view that the Catholic Church had advocated, however it wasn’t until 1616 that the Catholic Church declared the Copernican theory false as the Bible never had any literal interpretations. (S) The impacts of the Copernican theory would be profound, in both the fields of religion and science alike. Despite this the theory would receive improvements from other scientific scholars, before the extent of the impacts can be