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Copernicus put forth a theory that the sun was the center of the Universe and that the Earth revolved around the sun. He also said that the Earth spins on an axis completing one rotation daily.

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he was a mathamatician. and an astronomer. if u want more info go to wikepedia or anyother sites. well thank you. oh and he was polish if u want to know. he was a mathamatician. and an astronomer. if u want more info go to wikepedia or anyother sites. well thank you. oh and he was polish if u want to know.

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Nicolas Copernicus was an astronomer credited with the concept of a heliocentric solar system Heliocentric, meaning the sun, rather than the earth was the center of the solar system.

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Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist and astronomer credited with building the first effective telescope. He also is credited with the invention of the first thermometer in 1606.

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