The geocentric and heliocentric models

Galileo Galilei proposed a model that the Earth orbited the Sun and that all the planets moved in circles around it.

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Orbit = fly or move around in circles

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Nicolaus Copernicus published his work at the end of his life

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The first person to observe the planets through a telescope was:

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

According to Copernicus, Earth was the centre of the universe

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The Sun is considered to be the center of the solar system:

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

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He spent the rest of his life in house arrest:

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei