UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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The sun is the center of the solar system
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The moon is the center of the universe
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The earth is the center of the universe
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There is a huge bowl with holes in it over the earth
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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: -The claim that all planets revolve around the sun had been raised in ancient times, but Copernicus was the first to succeed in describing the movements of the planets using an astronomical theory which placed the sun at the center. Q. proposed the Heliocentric theory which stated that the earth revolves around the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Heliocentric Theory Definition The Sun is the center of our solar system and we revolve around it. The theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun is called the heliocentric theory, helio meaning ‘sun’ and centric meaning ‘in the center.
Detailed explanation-4: -The heliocentric theory argues that the sun is the central body of the solar system and perhaps of the universe. Everything else (planets and their satellites, asteroids, comets, etc.) revolves around it. The first evidence of the theory is found in the writings of ancient Greek philosopher-scientists.