Nicolaus Copernicus didn't so much discover as hypothesize that the sun was the center of the solar system. He first circulated his ideas in 1514, but didn't actually publish until just before his death in1543. Actual proof that the Earth moves didn't come until almost two centuries later.
2007-05-05 19:50:30
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answered by injanier 7
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sorry my friend i think your mistaken this theorem dates back to around 310bc
Heraclides of Pontus, Greek philosopher of 4th century AD, was the first to explain that the apparent rotation of the heavens is brought about by rotation of the earth on its axis rather than by the passage of stars around the Earth. He proposed that the seeming westward movement of the heavenly bodies is due to the eastward rotation of the Earth on its axis.
Aristarchus of Samos (310-230 B.C.), was a astronomer often referred to as the Copernicus of antiquity, laid the foundation for much scientific examination of the heavens. According to his contemporary, Archimedes, Aristarchus was the first to propose not only a heliocentric universe, but one larger than any of the geocentric universes proposed by his predecessors. Copernicus himself originally gave credit to Aristarchus in his own heliocentric treatise, De revolutionibus caelestibus , and some even say that Aristarchus of Samos was of that opinion. Interestingly, this passage was crossed out shortly before publication, maybe because Copernicus decided his treatise would stand on its own merit.
as you can see it was the Greeks and then Copernicus Hope this helps
2007-05-06 02:54:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Copernicus, or in Polish: MikoÅaj Kopernik
2007-05-06 04:13:19
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answered by kjc1993 4
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Copernicus discovered that our solar system was heliocentric (sun-centered).
2007-05-06 02:38:09
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answered by t_d_bauer 3
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