Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun and how was it proven?

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A. S. Adikesavan
Jan 22, 2016

Earlier, Ptolemy and Aristotle saw space bodies' moving around Earth.. Copernicus model (1508 AD) placed Sun at the center, showing orbits of Earth and other planets as circles.

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Copernicus gave his observations and calculation as proof. Later Kepler proved that solar orbits are ellipses. It is believed, in 270 BC, Aristarchus was first to observe Sun is at the center. Ref: www.biography.com/people/nicolaus Copernicus-9256984

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