As Nicolaus Copernicus acted as the first serious threat to this theory by claiming that the sun rested in the center of the universe, he was relentlessly attacked and eventually his theories were considered illogical and were disregarded. Copernicus's failures in attempting to evolve the beliefs of the church did not discourage future scientists such as Brahe and Kepler from promoting the heliocentric model of the universe. ... As harsh censorship suppressed the fiery hearts of all who desired to read the masses of books that spread throughout a time sometimes known as the "reading revol...

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