<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>
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