copernicus+accomplishments

Nicholas Copernicus's major accomplishment was the heliocentric model. Which was a model that proved that the earth was not the center of the universe. It showed that the sun was the center and that earth revolved around it.



His accomplishment was revolutionary because it was very controversial. The Catholic Church believed that the earth was the center of the universe, therefore he was going against the church. His accomplishment changed the way the world was viewed. He was seen as the initiator of the Scientific Revolution.

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