World History: Contrary to popular belief at the time, the sun as the center of the universe what first proposed by what astronomer?

Copernicus was the first to suggest that the Earth revolves around the sun, not the other way around. He proposed this in 1514, and it became known as the Copernican Theory, which was swiftly prohibited by the Catholic Church. Galileo was later famously persecuted by the Inquisition for promoting the same idea.

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