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Copernican theory
Copernican theory Copernican theory is the view that the daily apparent movement of the heavens comes from the earth turning on its axis, and that the seeming paths of the planets reflect their real motion around the sun, with the earth included in that system.
Copernican theory is the view that the daily apparent movement of the heavens comes from the earth turning on its axis, and that the seeming paths of the planets reflect their real motion around the sun, with the earth included in that system. In this sense, it is the basis of the heliocentric view.