How many centuries between Ptolemy developing his Geocentric Theory and Copernicus proving him wrong with his Heliocentric Theory that the earth revolves around the sun

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How many centuries between Ptolemy developing his Geocentric Theory and Copernicus proving him wrong with his Heliocentric Theory that the earth revolves around the sun

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Ptolemy published in the 2nd century I believe and Copernicus in 1543 so 15 centuries or 1500 years. hope this helps

Mitch Wheat answered Apr 21, 2019

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