Heliocentric system
principle · 1543 · Early modern era
The Earth goes around the Sun (Copernicus).
Principles and materials it uses
- Telescope — uses. Galileo’s confirmations.
Where it is used
- Orrery — is used in. The Copernican model.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Kepler’s laws — evolved into. A refinement of Copernicus.