HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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revolved around the sun
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was flat
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was shrinking
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was the center of the universe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heliocentrism is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System. Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the center. In India, Aryabhata was the first to propose the theory that the earth revolves around the sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian astronomer-mathematician Aryabhata ( 476– 550), in his magnum opus Aryabhatiya, propounded a heliocentric model in which the Earth was taken to be spinning on its axis and the periods of the planets were given with respect to a stationary Sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -In his book, Aryabhata, he suggested that the Earth was sphere, containing a circumference of 24, 835 miles (39, 967 km). Aryabhata also mentioned that reflected sunlight is the cause behind the shining of the Moon.