Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The scientist who first discovered that the earth round the sun?

  1. Newton

  2. Dalton

  3. Einstein

  4. Copernicus
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nicolaus Copernicus was the astronomer who first formulated the heliocentric theory that the Earth revolves around the sun, published in his work 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium' (1543). This revolutionary idea challenged the geocentric model that had dominated Western thinking for over 1400 years. While earlier thinkers like Aristarchus had similar ideas, Copernicus developed the first comprehensive mathematical model.

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