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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who invented the Heliocentric Model?
A
Copernicus
B
Ptolemy
C
Kepler
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and mathematician known as the father of modern astronomy. He was the first European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun, the heliocentric theory of the solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -From his observations, Copernicus concluded that every planet, including Earth, revolved around the Sun. He also determined that the Earth rotates daily on its axis and that the Earth’s motion affected what people saw in the heavens.

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