Aristarchus' Heliocentric Model

Aristarchus' Heliocentric Model

The earliest description of the heliocentric model can be traced back to ancient Greece. Aristarchus of Samos (c. 310-c. 230 BC) proposed a model where the Earth spins on its axis once per day and orbits a fixed sun. He also speculated that stars were distant suns.

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