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| − | '''Aristarchus''' of Samos (310-230 BC) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[astronomy|astronomer]] who realized that the [[sun]] was larger than the [[earth]]. He was reported by [[Archimedes]] to have taught that the earth orbited a motionless sun<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> | + | '''Aristarchus''' of Samos (310-230 BC) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[astronomy|astronomer]] who realized that the [[sun]] was larger than the [[earth]]. He was reported by [[Archimedes]] to have taught that the earth orbited a motionless sun,<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> and that the sun is at the center of the [[universe]]. |
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Aristarchus of Samos (310-230 BC) was a Greek astronomer who realized that the sun was larger than the earth. He was reported by Archimedes to have taught that the earth orbited a motionless sun,[1] and that the sun is at the center of the universe.
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- ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989