From the heliocentric theory to rocket science, these visionaries challenged conventions and reshaped the future.

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Galileo Galilei is recognized as one of the most important scientists in history. He perfected the first telescopes and his discoveries revolutionized our understanding of the universe. However, he ...

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In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. The heliocentric theory is the idea that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system and ...

In the previous instalment of this series, the Doubts (Shukuk) Movement was explored, wherein Muslim scientists challenged the foundational Greek notions the world had clung to for centuries. Here we ...

When asked who was the first to propose the heliocentric theory—that is, the one in which the Sun is the center of the universe and the planets revolve around it—the usual answer is Copernicus.

Ibn-al-shatir's lunar model from which Copernicus is reported to have borrowed in composing his cosmological model. Credit: This work is in the public domain in the United States. New research has ...

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Sharjah 24: The University of Sharjah (UOS) recently hosted the defence of a doctoral dissertation in Islamic History and Civilisation, titled “Advancements in the Heliocentric Theory: A Comparative ...