PROS OF
COPERNICAN
REVOLUTION
Provides natural
explanation of
retrograde
motion.
Provides natural explanation of
motion of Mercury and Venus as
inferior planets, i.e. their orbits are
interior to that of the Earth.
Provided a
relationship
between distance
from Sun and
orbital period.
Copernicus was able to determine the
orbital radii (relative to Earth orbit) of
all six planets, while in Ptolemy model
the lengths are incorrect.
The heliocentric model of
Copernicus helped to start
modern astronomy
CONCEPT MAPPING
Online Sources:
https://slideplayer.com/slide/7763906/
https://www.sliderbase.com/spitem-1161-3.html
CONS OF
COPERNICAN
REVOLUTION
All motions still
based on circles
Still used minor epicycles
(and other complications)
to predict exact planetary
positions
No stellar parallax
observed
Not inherently
more accurate
than Ptolemaic
scheme
The Catholic church
was against him, so
his ideas did not
prosper at once. His
books and he,
himself, were denied
by society.
NAME: RIVERO, JAYRALD S.
YEAR LEVEL & BLOCK: BSCRIM 2-B
