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Which of the following astronomer first proposed that the sun is static and the earth rounds the sun

A
None
B
Galileo
C
Copernicus
D
Kepler
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Correct option is A. Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus a Polish astronomer studied the sky from the top of a Cathedral. In 1543 he wrote his book 'The Revolution of Heavenly Orbits'. In it, he said the Earth revolves around the Sun once a year and it also rotates around its own axis.

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