Abstract
September 11,11822.—Copernicus asserted the daily rotation of the earth on its axis, and showed that it accounted for the apparent diurnal revolution of the stars. He also showed that most of the known mations of tho planets could be explained by assuming them to revolve round the sun, with the earth as one of them. The teaching of the Copernican theory was forbidden, by the Church in 1615. Oh Sept. 11, 1822, the Pope repealed this decree, and permitted the Copernican views to be taught—nearly three hundred years after they were first published.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
C., W. Calendar of Discovery and Invention. Nature 120, 388 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120388a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/120388a0
