Why was nicolaus copernicus's heliocentric model of the universe so important to the scientific revolution?
o a. it showed that a commoner with no formal education could understand and contribute to scientific thought.
o b. it proved that the invention of the telescope could lead to important astronomical discoveries.
o c. it contradicted church doctrine and led others to begin questioning commonly held beliefs about the world.
o d. it proved the controversial work of galileo galilei and put to rest a decades-long scientific debate.