Newton was the first to demonstrate that the same laws that govern the motion of celestial objects also govern the motion of things on Earth. Newton's contributions greatly advanced the scientific revolution. His work also advanced the concept of heliocentrism (the belief that the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System and/or Universe), with his works prompting the lifting of a ban on heliocentric books by the Catholic Church. | Newton was the first to demonstrate that the same laws that govern the motion of celestial objects also govern the motion of things on Earth. Newton's contributions greatly advanced the scientific revolution. His work also advanced the concept of heliocentrism (the belief that the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System and/or Universe), with his works prompting the lifting of a ban on heliocentric books by the Catholic Church. |