Here are some off the cuff questions that I wanted to jot down after reading the section of Doubt on Copernicus.
Discussion: Why was Copernicus so hesitant to publish his ideas? Why did he wait until his deathbed? It stated that when he finally did publish them he didn't even agree with them any longer. Could this mean that he struggled deeply with his own ideologies throughout his life?
Factual: Copernicus believed in his system of astronomy in his later years of life?
False
If Copernicus truly did not believe what he published, how could he in good faith go through with it? Is it right to publish ideas that go against your current thoughts?
ReplyDeleteCopernicus's movement towards a simpler, more linear heliocentric universe follows what principle?
-Occam's Razor.