SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Nicolaus Copernicus’s discovery called the heliocentric theory states that ____
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The Earth was the center of the universe.
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The sun revolved around the earth, but the rest of the planets revolved around the sun
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The Earth revolves around the sun
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The Helio’s would corrupt the universe
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Explanation:
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 (1473–1543) was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Copernicus adopted a heliocentric view because it better explained the motions of the heavens mathematically. This view had the Earth and other planets moving in circles around the fixed Sun.
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