Talk:Heliocentrism

The section on the Copernican Revolution should be made briefer for better overview

The section on the Copernican Revolution seems larger than the separate article on the Copernican Revolution. It should be made briefer, and any relevant information that is here that is not already in the separate article should be integrated into the separate article. DanielDemaret (talk) 11:32, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Reference

The reference to Melanchthon is quoted from Bruce T. Moran, The Universe of Philip Melanchthon: Criticism and Use of the Copernican Theory, Comitatus 4, 1973: 1-23. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.68.199.137 (talk) 12:31, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Apology for editing error

I recently reverted a replacement of this link in a citation in the article with this one. When I first checked the article pointed to by the second link I did not take sufficient care to ensure that I had properly understood the small part of the article's introduction that I quickly glanced over. I consequently obtained the mistaken notion that the linked article was a rebuttal of the one cited, rather than a reprint of it. My apologies for the error, particlarly to the editor from IP address 143.52.60.254, who was responsible for the perfectly correct updating of the link. Thanks to another editor, Noren, who has now corrected my mistake.
David Wilson (talk · cont) 08:33, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Utility of Heliocentrism

There is scant mention of the navigational and timekeeping advantages of the heliocentric system. The article might benefit from a short section on this subject. 31.69.1.10 (talk) 10:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

There are some advantages in a geocentric system. If a space-craft is passing Saturn, a Saturno-centric system will be useful, too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.211.75.21 (talk) 10:11, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Greek

every article here on eng wiki starts with greece. i am afraid you got it wrong this time. the earliest notion that the sun is a center of this system is found in babylonian astronomy. oh wait, is babylon greek too?89.205.2.27 (talk) 15:28, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps 89.205.2.27 can produce proof that the Babylonians used a heliocentric system before that of Aristarchus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.160.31 (talk) 14:19, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Pythagoras was putting forward a non-geocentric model of the visible universe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.160.31 (talk) 10:11, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Pythagoras seems to travelled, but perhaps not to Babylon.

See Pythagorean astronomical system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.160.31 (talk) 10:28, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

86.177.160.31, I can produce proof that the Babylonians used a heliocentric system before that of Aristarchus. I think that statements of the following sources would add some useful missing information. Firstly, Babylonian heliocentric ideas predate Aristarchus (authored by the cosmologist who graduated Harvard) and secondly, geocentrism lasted until the 17th century. Although the title "We've Never Been Alone: A History of Extraterrestrial Intervention" is a little irrelevant the quote is from the passage "Who Invented Mathematics and the Sciences".
Ward, Paul Von (2011). We've Never Been Alone: A History of Extraterrestrial Intervention. Hampton Roads Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 161283177X, 9781612831770. A little later, Aristarchus, credited with first proposing the heliocentric theory of the universe, was only restating ideas long lost in Mesopotamia. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); External link in |last= (help)
Arp, Robert; Caplan Arthur (2013). 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 206. ISBN 1476705720, 9781476705729. Thanks to Cladius Ptolemy in the second cneutry CE, geocentrism became the dominant worldview until well into the 17th century. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)