<P> Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543 . It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe , motionless , with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular paths modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds . The Copernican model departed from the Ptolemaic system that had prevailed for centuries , placing Earth at the center of the Universe , and is often regarded as the launching point to modern astronomy and the Scientific Revolution . </P>
<P> Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543 . It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe , motionless , with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular paths modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds . The Copernican model departed from the Ptolemaic system that had prevailed for centuries , placing Earth at the center of the Universe , and is often regarded as the launching point to modern astronomy and the Scientific Revolution . </P>
what was the most important consequence of placing the sun at the center of the universe
what was the most important consequence of placing the sun at the center of the universe
often regarded as the launching point to modern astronomy and the Scientific Revolution
often regarded as the launching point to modern astronomy and the Scientific Revolution