The author, who was raised with a Polish identity, reminisces about how they corrected their schoolmates on the true identity of the mathematician who proved the Earth revolves around the Sun. While Copernicus did build a groundbreaking model with the Sun at the center, it did not eliminate the need for epicycles and was not simpler than the Ptolemaic model. The Copernican model gained interest during Copernicus’ lifetime, but it was primarily a mathematical curiosity and not a definitive claim of reality. Tycho Brahe’s model, with the Sun orbiting the Earth, gained scientific consensus due to his influence. The author also dispels the myth that Kepler proved the Heliocentric system and highlights Riccioli’s arguments against it. The Coriolis force, which was later measured, provided evidence to Riccioli that the Earth was not in motion. The scientific consensus on Heliocentrism was not universal, as English astronomers were persuaded by Kepler’s work and expanded upon it. Overall, the author provides a historical and critical perspective on the development of astronomical models from Ptolemaic to Copernican to Tychonic.
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