Question

Which option describes a scientific innovation during the Renaissance?

A) The Julian calendar, consisting of 12 months and 365 days was invented
B) Concrete was invented and used to build monuments such as the pantheon and the colosseum
C) A complex legal system with terms such as habeas corpus, pro bono, and affidavit was created
D) The heliocentric theory that proposed a sun centered universe was established

Answer 1

The correct answer is: D). The heliocentric theory that proposed a sun centered universe was established.

Nicolaus Copernicus is one of the greatest figures from the Renaissance. He was born in Poland in 1743 and studied mathematics and astronomy. Copernicus refuted the idea that the Earth was the centre of the universe and developed the Heliocentric theory that states that the sun is the center of the universe and that planets revolve around it.

This was first presented eighteen centuries earlier by Aristarchus of Samos but it was Nicolaus Copernicus the one who developed the mathematical model of a heliocentric universe and dedicated his whole life to defend this theory.