In placing the sun at the centre of the universe, Copernicus was deliberately setting out to challenge and overthrow the old system of astrology based on Aristotle and Ptolemy.

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Copernicus aimed to offer a more accurate model of the universe with the sun at the center (heliocentrism) to improve astronomical predictions, not specifically to challenge or overthrow astrology or the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic geocentric model on philosophical or astrological grounds.

In Placing the Sun at the Centre of the Universe