“The Principle’s” principal raison d’etre is to prompt a reconsideration of the Copernican principle in cosmology, effectively meaning a return to the ancient geocentric view that the Earth lies at ...

Revolutions in science don’t come that often, but the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres) published in 1543 certainly caused one. The work by Nicolas ...

I won’t say it’s conclusive but for me, I’d say I’m persuaded. People can still disagree but there is profound counter-predicted evidence in the latest galaxy surveys that indicate the Copernican ...

CH: What was the most outstanding piece of evidence that shocked or surprised you about either the Copernican Principle or geocentrism? KT: I myself don’t believe in geocentrism, but what really ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Copernican principle remains largely unproven at Gpc radial scale and above. Generally, violations of this type cause a first-order ...