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Is the earth at the center of the solar system?

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Copernicus created a mathematical model that explained how the sun was at the center of the solar system, rather than the earth. Galileo was a strong advocate of the theory, resulting in a historic clash between science and the Catholic Church.

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The Catholic Church    Largest Christian Church
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That the earth is neither the center of the world nor motionless but moves even with diurnal motion is philosophically equally absurd and false, and theologically at least erroneous in the Faith.
22 Jun 1633    Source


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Galileo Galilei    Father of Science
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I support the position [that the Sun is at the center of the solar system] not only by refuting the arguments of Ptolemy and Aristotle, but by producing many counter-arguments; in particular, some which relate to physical effects whose causes can perhaps be assigned in no other way. In addition there are astronomical arguments derived from many things in my new celestial discoveries that plainly confute the Ptolemaic system while admirably agreeing with and confirming the contrary hypothesis.
01 Jan 1615    Source



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