![]() It departed from the Ptolemaic system that prevailed in western culture for centuries, placing Earth at the center of the universe. It positioned the sun near the center of the universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets rotating around it in circular paths, modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds. Key Terms Copernican heliocentrism The name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543.
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