Sunday, December 1, 2013

Heliocentric Theory


he·lio·cen·tric the·o·ry


noun \hē-lē-ō-ˈsen-trik ˈthē-ə-rē, ˈthir-ē\


: When the sun is the center of the solar system and the planets revolve around it

The theory was created by Copernicus but he could not prove it.




BUT...




Galileo built the first telescope and saved the day because the Heliocentric Theory could be proven!  However, Galileo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church for 500 years for his ideas.

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