Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer, and he was the first to put forth the theory that the planets in the solar system revolve around the sun rather than Earth. He also suggested that the ...

As observations of the motions of the planets became more detailed, the descriptions of the Solar System had to get very complex in order to keep the Earth at the centre. Nicolas Copernicus (1473 ...

Until the likes of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo came along ... we now have a good understanding of our Solar System. From the one with the ears, to the 11 year old girl that gave one of them ...