Heliocentrism
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heliocentrism-168-3007020
title:
Heliocentrism
text:
Heliocentrism is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe. Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the center. The notion that the Earth revolves around the Sun had been proposed as early as the third century BC by Aristarchus of Samos, who had been influenced by a concept presented by Philolaus of Croton. In the 5th century BC the Greek Philosophers Philolaus and Hicetas had the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sun-centered astronomical model
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism
date created:
2003-06-12T12:36:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T18:38:20Z
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