KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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thought that the sun was the centre of the Solar system, not earth.
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invented electrical batteries.
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is best known for discovering radioactivity which is used medically in x-rays.
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studied gravity and developed three laws of motion.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Copernican heliocentrism is the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543. This model positioned the Sun at the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular paths, modified by epicycles, and at uniform speeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. This is called the heliocentric, or Sun-centered, system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nicholas Copernicus is known for his heliocentric theory, which suggests that the Sun is at the center of the universe. It is TRUE. Copernicus revolutionized science when he placed the Sun at the center of the universe.