When Did the Heliocentric Model Become Accepted?

In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus

detailed his radical theory of the Universe in which the Earth, along with the other planets, rotated around the Sun. His theory took more than a century to become widely accepted.

Is heliocentric model correct?

In the 1500s, Copernicus explained retrograde motion with a far more simple, heliocentric theory that was largely correct. ... Thus, retrograde motion occurs over the time when the sun, Earth, and planet are aligned, and the planet is described as being at opposition – opposite the sun in the sky.

What is the major difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models?

The geocentric model says that the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it. The early heliocentric models consider the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun.