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Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543) First Astronomer to place the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

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It appears there may be a typo in your question. If you are referring to Galileo, he was an Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. Galileo made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy, physics, and the scientific method. His support for heliocentrism, the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun, and his use of the telescope to observe the skies were groundbreaking in his time.


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