UNIVERSE
PLANETARY FORMATION
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Question
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Galaxy
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Geocentric
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Astonomy
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Heliocentric
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Detailed explanation-1: -heliocentrism, a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point (e.g., of the solar system or of the universe) while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model in his work published in 1543, according to NASA Earth Observatory (opens in new tab). While the theory of the sun being central was correct, the model in its entirety held many inaccuracies.