Among his more notable public positions was strident opposition to Copernican heliocentrism , against which he argued in an 1868 letter and in an 1872 lecture .
From 1845 Emil became a pastor as well , also in Berlin .
Among Emil 's more notable public positions was strident opposition to Copernican heliocentrism , against which he argued in an 1868 letter and in an 1872 lecture .
From 1845 Emil became a pastor as well , also in Berlin .