Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun is

  1. Newton

  2. Dalton

  3. Copernicus

  4. Einstein
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nicolaus Copernicus was the scientist who first discovered and proposed that the Earth revolves around the Sun, not the other way around. This heliocentric model, published in his work 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium' (1543), revolutionized our understanding of the solar system.

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