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Aristarchus was the first person to think so, some time around 400 BCE. Copernicus came up with the idea next, and his writings convinced Bruno and Galileo. Galileo wrote a book about the sun centered "solar" system. Bruno was burned to death for his heresy.
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∙ 12y agothis is an incomplete question. what it should be is something similar to "who discovered planitary motion?" if this is what you're seeking, then the person is Johannes Kepler. he confirmed that copernicus's Heliocentric Theory was accurate. he also discovered that planets revolved in eliptical (oval-like) orbits instead of circular ones.
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∙ 12y agoThe original people to discover the Orion were probably the Babylonians or the Greeks because they were the first to name the constellations but it really never said who specifically because it was so long ago
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∙ 15y agoThough discussions on the possibility of heliocentrism [See Link] date to antiquity, it was not until 1,800 years later that the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus presented a fully predictive model of a heliocentric system, which was later elaborated and expanded by Johannes Kepler.
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∙ 12y agoNicholas Copernicus discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun
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∙ 14y agoAristarchus of Samos in 270BC RIGHT Copernicus Wrong
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∙ 11y agoIt was first fully explained by Newtons theory of gravity and laws of motion, but the theory built on previous work by Kepler.
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What is the relationship between the Earth Sun and Moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the star called that the earth orbits?
we know that the star that earth orbits is the sun the sun is the biggest star ever
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
How long for Moon to orbit Sun?
The Moon actually orbits the Earth, which it does in 28 days, but if you consider the Earth and the Moon as a double system, then the Moon orbits the Sun once a year, just as the Earth does. The Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Earth and the Moon are to the Sun.
Does the moon and sun orbit earth?
No it does notNo we are not the only planet in the galaxy we have 8 other planets to. if the earth and the moon was that close to the sun we wouldn't be living.
Astronomer who realized the earth orbits th sun?
copernicus
Who was the astronomer that realized the sun does not orbits the earth?
It is believed that Nicolaus Copernicus first proposed the heliocentric theory.
Does the earth orbit the planet?
No. Earth is a planet. It orbits the sun, which is a star.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
Which of the earth sun and moon orbits which?
The Sun as it's the only body in the Solar System that is undergoing nuclear fusion.
What is the eclipticA. The plane that the sun orbits Earth onB. The plane that the moon orbits the sun onC. The plane that Earth orbits the sun onD. The plane that the moon orbits Earth on?
C.
What is Venus to orbit earth?
Venus orbits the sun.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
What Orbits and is Orbited?
Earth. It orbits the sun and the moon orbits it
What astromonoer realized the sun orbits the sun?
It doesn't.It doesn't.It doesn't.It doesn't.
What is the relationship between the Earth Sun and Moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
