The True Laws of Planetary Motion Revealed

The medieval cosmos formed a tight unity within its spherical boundary, with strict laws of circular motion for its heavenly spheres, while everyday laws and even disorder ruled close to the Earth. Although the geocentric view was deeply rooted in society, this view was bound to erode after Copernicus. Even among astronomers, the heliocentric world system was not accepted immediately. But the search for universal laws of cosmic order, the occupation of rational minds since the Ionian revolution, was reinvigorated.