All of this would have been unrecognizable to Copernicus. His model was readily accepted to the extent that it agreed with observation, and abandoned when better models came along later. He didn't challenge any moral theory, and he got [[Catholic Church]] approval for his book. Not everyone views the history of science as the story of how Man became insignificant. | All of this would have been unrecognizable to Copernicus. His model was readily accepted to the extent that it agreed with observation, and abandoned when better models came along later. He didn't challenge any moral theory, and he got [[Catholic Church]] approval for his book. Not everyone views the history of science as the story of how Man became insignificant. |