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The original idea (at least, the earliest of which we're aware) that the Earth circled the Sun was proposed by Aristarchus of Samos, a Greek astronomer and mathematician. But the Aristotle's idea that the Sun circled the Earth was more "obviously apparent" and became accepted as fact.
The reintroduction of the heliocentric theory by Copernicus, supported by more accurate celestial observations, came almost 1700 years later.
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The scientist who launched the heliocentric theory on the organization of the solar system is?
I have school on pa cyber i was wondering the same thing
When Do scientists believe your solar system was formed?
by a theory of the BIG BANG explosion and the HELIOCENTRIC theory,that until now is being believe
What are the release dates for Rediscovered - 2008 - TV?
Rediscovered - 2008 - TV was released on: USA: 23 December 2008
What was Copernicus' theory about the sun and planets. how was it different from what people believed before?
Copernicus's theory was called the Heliocentric Theory. It said that the Earth and planets orbited around the sun, and the Sun was the center of the universe. The previous theory, mainly advocated by the Catholic Church, was called the Geocentric Theory; which stated that the Sun and planets orbited around the Earth, and that the Earth was the center of the Universe.
When was the lost city of troy rediscovered?
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