The two main proponents in the early days were Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo.
Evolution Theory, Force Theory, Divine Right Theory, Social Contract Theory
Loyalists were American colonists who supported the English as opposed to Patriots who supported independence from England.
The Roundheads supported Parliament. They fought against Charles I and his supporters who believed in Absolute Monarchy and the Divine Right of Kings.
Southerners who supported the government for their own gain.
He was for it because the pope supported it.
heliocentric theory
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copernicus coined the heliocentric theory...
The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
Galileo's observations with his telescope supported the concept of heliocentricism. He noted that the satellites of Jupiter and Venus, based on their range of phases, did not match geocentricism supported by Ptolemy. He noted that based on these findings, that the Heliocentric theory was correct.
Copernicus proposed the theory of a heliocentric model while Galileo improved the telescope, studied Jupiter's moons, and supported the heliocentric model
Geocentric theory
Geocentric theory
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Galileo's support for the heliocentric theory (note that this is Copernicus's theory, not Galileo's) got him into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1633 the Inquisition convicted him of heresy and forced him to recant (publicly withdraw) his support of Copernicus. They sentenced him to life imprisonment, but because of his advanced age allowed him serve his term under house arrest at his villa in Arcetri outside of Florence.
Galileo did not propose a heliocentric theory, he agreed with Copernicus and his heliocentric theory. The Catholic church, at the time, disagreed and they held a huge amount of power and put him on trial.
Copernicus discovered the heliocentric theory in 1510 and worked on it for four more years.