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The Birth of Modern Astronomy
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Who is widely regarded as the father of modern astronomy?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, revolutionized astronomy with his heliocentric theory, which placed the Sun, not the Earth, at the center of the universe.