Global Delusion: Heliocentric Science

So how did heliocentrism become so dominant and widely accepted throughout the world? Here is a general timeline of the evolution of heliocentrism:

Philolaus and Hicetas (Philosophers) - 5th century BC; Both held the theory that the Earth was a sphere that revolved daily around a "central fire" within the universe.

Heracleides Ponticus (Astronomer) - 4th Century BC; credited for being the first to suggest that the Earth rotates and that at least Mercury and Venus circled the sun, pupil of Plato.

Aristarchus (of Samos, Astronomer) - 3rd century BC; Also maintained the theory that Earth rotates and revolves around the sun.

Nicholas Of Cusa (Cardinal, Mathematician) - 15th Century AD; Cusa emphasized knowledge through experimentation and anticipated the work of the astronomer Copernicus by discerning a movement in the universe that did not centre on the Earth, although the Earth contributed to that movement.

Nicolaus Copernicus (Canon Lawyer, Astronomer) - 15/16th Century AD; Copernicus proposed that the sun was a fixed point in which all the planets orbited including Earth. Also theorized that the Earth rotates once daily on its own axis. Copernican Heliocentrism has been heralded by many known scientists among the scientific revolution.

Tycho Brahe (Astronomer) - 16th Century AD; Fathered the theory for the Tychonic System borrowing from both Geocentrism in the belief of a fixed Earth as well as Copernican Heliocentrism that the planets all revolve around the sun.

Johannes Kepler (Astronomer) - 16th Century AD; Theorized three major Heliocentric laws: the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun as a focus; the "area law" and the "harmonic law."

Galileo Galilei (Astronomer, Mathematician) - 16th Century AD; Insisted that nature was written in the language of mathematics. Galileo bridged the gap between scientific philosophies to mathematical formulations that could be tested through experimentation. Although thwarted personally by the Roman church, his use of the telescope revolutionized astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican Heliocentric system.

Isaac Newton (Physicist, Mathematician) - 17th Century AD; his theory on the three laws of motion would result in the formulation of the law of universal gravitation. Also was heavily influenced by the Corpus Hermeticum (writings said to have been transmitted from ancient times, in which the secrets and techniques of influencing the stars and the forces of nature were revealed).

Throughout the timeline, we can see as heliocentrism begins to take shape and evolve over time as more theories were developed. You may have noticed that some of these men (Copernicus and Cusa) had strong ties to the Roman/Christian church. What is interesting is that many contributors to heliocentric science came out of the church. Nicolaus Copernicus studied and received a doctorate degree in Canon Law. Both of Tycho Brahe’s parents were buried under Kagerod Church. Johannes Kepler had this to say about a description of himself:

Kepler is now honored along with Nicolaus Copernicus with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on May 23. Even George Lemaitre, known as the father of the big bang was a Jesuit trained Belgian Roman Priest. Charles Darwin was baptised, went to boarding school at the Church of England and continued to Cambridge to become an Anglican Clergymen. What’s interesting to me is that many who hold these men and their scientific theories in high regard tend to have a strong distrust for the Roman/Christian church from whence these men came out of.