Nicolaus Copernicus, after whom the Copernical model is named, advanced the idea of the heliocentrism in the middle 16th century, which is often regarded as the starting point for modern astronomy. There were earlier thinkers whose work did not survive or was not broadly accepted, such as Aristarchus of Samos who may have been first to seriously propose the Sun was at the solar system's center around the third century BC.
Aristarchus of Samos, a greek philosopher and astronomer (310BC-230BC) first presented the theory that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system (heliocentrism) but his ideas were rejected in favour of the theories of Ptolemy and Aristotle that the Earth was at the centre (geocentrism).
Copernicus (1473-1543) re-raised, developed and published the heliocentric theory in the 16th Century (nearly 1800 years after Aristarchus). It was a contentious issue, and the heliocentric theory was supported by Galileo (1564-1642) but he was persecuted (tried by the Roman Church's inquisition and found guilty of heresy) till he died.
There were two people, Copernicus and Gailieo. Copernicus thought that Earth wasn't the center of the Solar System, and thought the Sun was the center of the Solar System.
Gailieo believed Copernicus and told people The Sun was the center of the Solar System.
As the years passed by, years after their deaths, more people believed these two people's beleifs. Finally, everyone on the planet believed the Sun was the center of the Solar System.
Copernicus proposed a Sun-centered solar system.
This was actually known to the ancient Greeks. In more modern times, Copernicus is credited with this idea.
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Ernest Rutherford proved it with his famous gold foil experiment.
Gravity, that it pulled everything to the center of the earth.
Aristotle was the first the theorize that Earth was the center of the solar system.
This was actually known to the ancient Greeks. In more modern times, Copernicus is credited with this idea.
the first to formulate a comprehensive HeliocentrismCosmology, which displaced the Earthfrom the center of the Universewas Nicolaus Copernicus
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Copernicus was the first to propose the Heliocentric theory, the correct theory that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the solar system.
No. He was the first in Western society to legitimately propose that the sun was the center, but it took others to prove it. The sun is not the center of the universe, merely the center of our solar system.
Aristotle did not believe that the Sun was at the center; he thought Earth was. Aristarchus, a Greek astronomer, is probably the earliest person we know of who supported a heliocentric solar system.
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Copernicus was the first to propose that the Earth was NOT the center of the solar system but the Sun was, and the Earth and plantes rotated around it. This idea was in direct opposition to prevailing beliefs at the time.
Ernest Rutherford proved it with his famous gold foil experiment.